note 92765 added to language.operators.increment

(related to what "Are Pedersen" wrote) With arrays it can lead to much confusion if your index variable is altered on the right side of the = sign, either with ++|-- or even when passed to a function by reference.. Consider these (PHP 5): <?php $A[$a] = ++$a; // [1]=1 $B[++$b] = ++$b; // [1]=2 $C[$c+=0] = ++$c; // [0]=1 ?> In 'A' you have to be aware that PHP evaluates $A[$a] last. Yet in 'B' and 'C' PHP evaluates the index and saves it in a temporary variable. You can always force PHP to evaluate a variable without explicitly storing it as a named variable first, with a simple "+=0" like in example 'C'. Compared to 'A', 'C' gives the more logically expected result, when we expect evaluation occurs left to right. PHP does evaluate left to right BUT it will attempt to cut down on temporary variables, which can lead to confusing results. So just be aware and use either behavior to your advantage for the desired functionality. ---- Server IP: 209.41.74.194 Probable Submitter: 68.146.80.45 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.increment.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/92765 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92765 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/92765 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php