note 81718 added to function.empty

Mad Hampster did his test wrong. empty is NOT faster than a simple boolean check. The ONLY reason to use empty() is for code readability. It is the same as an IF/ELSE check. But if you are dealing with intermediate or higher level coders this function has no other benefit. So, don't bother using EMPTY in the real world. I ran an array with 5000 simple true/false values through four checks (both types twice) in case of any gain one type might have by going first. These are my results generated one one page request. (PHP5) 0.015328 Time EMPTY 0.014281 Time IF/ELSE 0.015239 Time EMPTY 0.013404 Time IF/ELSE The page was accessed a couple times to reduce caching effects. ---- Server IP: 208.69.120.35 Probable Submitter: 208.101.216.113 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.empty.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/81718 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81718 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/81718 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php