note 61052 added to function.delete

Sure would be nice if we could edit our own notes. But I digress. Here's a much better refinement. /** * string delete(mixed vars, mixed type) * * This function will: * rmdir($v) if $v is a directory. * unlink($v) if $v is a file. * unset($GLOBALS[$v]) if $v is a variable name. * or fail if $v doesn't resolve to anything. * * Returns status report or false if no valid parameter is supplied * or array($type) and array($vars) don't have the same number of elements * * $vars and $type must have the same element count or both be strings. * * Valid values in $type: * 1, 2, 3, IS_DIR, IS_FILE, IS_VAR, 'dir', 'file', and 'var'. * * Note: * Do not include '$' in var name. * Var names, whether supplied in an array or not, must be strings. * In the case of this funtion, a string is a single element array. * If any supplied name(s) resolve to more than one type, all will be deleted. * For example: if var '$foo' is set and file 'foo' exist, both will be deleted. * Non unique params will result in "'$v' doesn't exist." * For example (assume that var '$foo' is set and file 'foo' exists): * This function call: echo delete( array( 'foo', 'foo' ) ); * Will output (source view): Array<br /> (<br /> [0] => foo<br /> [1] => foo<br /> )<br /> Successfully deleted file, 'foo'.<br /> Successfully emptied variable, '$foo'.<br /> 'foo' doesn't exist.<br /> * **/ define(IS_DIR, 1); define(IS_FILE, 2); define(IS_VAR, 3); function delete($vars = null, $type = null) { if (is_null($vars)) { trigger_error("You need to supply at least 1 file, directory, or variable."); // I would rather this give a warning than die return false; } if (!is_array($vars)) { // Make it an array to reduce the amount of code required. // This works because PHP is a loose-typed language. $vars = array($vars); } if (!is_null($type)) { if (!is_array($type)) { $type= array($type); // Make it an array to reduce the ammount of code required. } if (count($type) != count($vars)) { trigger_error('$type, if supplied, must have the same number of elements as $vars.'); return false; } // We don't really care if the arrays are key or index based, so change all the keys to 0-based indexes. $temp = array(); foreach ($type as $v) { $temp[] = $v; } $type = $temp; } // We don't really care if the arrays are key or index based, so change all the keys to 0-based indexes. $temp = array(); foreach ($vars as $v) { $temp[] = $v; } $vars = $temp; $report = nl2br(print_r($vars, true)); if (!is_array($type)) $report .= nl2br(print_r($type, true)); while (list($k, $v) = each($vars)) { // Actual type may override supplied type $somethingDone = false; if (($type[$k] == IS_DIR || strtolower($type[$k]) == 'dir') || is_dir(@realpath($v))) { $somethingDone = true; @rmdir(@realpath($v)); if (!is_dir(@realpath($v))) { $report .= "Successfully removed directory, '$v'.<br />\n"; } else { $report .= "Failed to remove directory, '$v'.<br />\n"; } } if (($type[$k] == IS_FILE || strtolower($type[$k]) == 'file') || is_file(@realpath($v))) { $somethingDone = true; @unlink(@realpath($v)); if (!is_file(@realpath($v))) { $report .= "Successfully deleted file, '$v'.<br />\n"; } else { $report .= "Failed to delete file, '$v'.<br />\n"; } } if (($type[$k] == IS_VAR || strtolower($type[$k]) == 'var') || isset($GLOBALS[$v])) { $somethingDone = true; if (isset($GLOBALS[$v])) { unset($GLOBALS[$v]); if (!isset($GLOBALS[$v])) { $report .= "Successfully emptied variable, '" . '$' . "$v'.<br />\n"; } else { $report .= "Failed to empty variable, '" . '$' . "$v'.<br />\n"; } } } unset($vars[$k]); // Remove $v from the $vars array. if (!$somethingDone) { $report .= "'$v' doesn't exist.<br />\n"; } } return $report; } ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 65.100.200.115 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.delete.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+61052 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61052&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+61052&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php