note 95394 added to ref.var

that function of yours could be shortened by a couple lines; <? function ReduceVar ($Value) { switch (gettype($Value)) { case "boolean": case "integer": case "double": case "string": case "NULL": return $Value; case "resource": return get_resource_type($Value); case "object": return ReduceVar(get_object_vars($Value)); case "array": if (count($Value) > 0) return ReduceVar(reset($Value)); default: return NULL; } } ?> produces the exact same result. but without the extra else case for the "array" type, though this relies on the fact there is no break statement and thus it drops into the "default" case, any updates for more cases could cause the other two lines to come back or for that to be left right above the default case ---- Server IP: 192.41.40.227 Probable Submitter: 97.127.230.196 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.var.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/95394 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95394 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/95394 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php