note 63236 modified in function.func-num-args by danbrown

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. <?php Class foo { // constructor, other methods, etc function somedata($somedata = '') { if (func_num_args() > 0) { $this->somedata = $somedata; } return $this->somedata; } } ?> This allows for a default value to be set, while not requiring the parameter. (Yes, I'm aware that it only warns when you do, but I think this is a little cleaner) --was-- This function comes in extremely handy in OO Classes. My focus is currently PHP 4, but this technique probably works just as well in PHP 5. Class foo { // constructor, other methods, etc function somedata($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) http://php.net/manual/en/function.func-num-args.php