note 63236 added to function.func-num-args

This function comes in extremely handy in OO Classes. My focus is currently PHP 4, but this technique probably works just as well in PHP 5. Class foo { // constructor, other methods, etc function somedata($somedata = '') { if (func_num_args() > 0) { $this->somedata = $somedata; } return $this->somedata; } } This allows for a default value to be set, while not requiring the parameter. (Yes, I'm aware that it only warns when you do, but I think this is a little cleaner) ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 205.238.253.151 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.func-num-args.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/note/edit/63236 Del: integrated -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236/integrated Del: useless -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236/useless Del: bad code -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236/bad+code Del: spam -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236/spam Del: non-english -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236/non-english Del: in docs -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236/in+docs Del: other reasons-- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63236 Reject -- http://master.php.net/note/reject/63236 Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php