note 60393 deleted from function.array by nlopess

From: Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:09:09 +0000
Subject: note 60393 deleted from function.array by nlopess
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Note Submitter: relsqui at chiliahedron dot com Reason: useless ---- Even though array() is a language construct, not a function, you can still use it to create "anonymous" arrays. I found this to be a handy workaround for variable length argument lists, which PHP doesn't support: <?php if (player_used(array('stick', 'string'))) { echo "You put together a makeshift fishing pole and sit down on the pier."; } ?> If the above didn't work, I would have to initialize an array first, then pass that to the function: <?php // NOT NECESSARY: $a = array('stick', 'string'); if (player_used($a)) { echo "You put together a makeshift fishing pole and sit down on the pier."; } ?> Then the function can just iterate through the array which is its single argument, as it would if it had multiple arguments.

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