note 82676 added to control-structures.alternative-syntax

to martin at rootshell dot cz: It is called short-circuit evalution same as in C/C++, Javascript, etc. It is stated here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.logical.php Another use of this "feature" is like this: <?php // Long Version: if(!empty($_REQUEST["name"])) $name = $_REQUEST["name"]; else $name = "Anonymous"; // Can be written as: ($name = @$_REQUEST["name"]) or ($name = "Anonymous"); ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 121.97.80.26 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/82676 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82676 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/82676 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php