note 116726 added to function.count

onlyranga at gmail dot com note about keeping count() in variable is not really correct, For some time now using variable and calling count() on each loop iteration costs you basically the same. Proof: If you look into PHP sources then you see that for some time now it returns internal counter value instead of counting on each call. Here is count implementation: [1] where for array it calls php_count_recursive [2] which is then calls zend_hash_num_elements and returns nNumOfElements internal variable. It is not counting anything. You may want to read this blog post about PHP internals too: https://nikic.github.io/2012/03/28/Understanding-PHPs-internal-array-implementation.html [1] https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/PHP-5.5/ext/standard/array.c#L306 [2] https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/e10e151e9b92313a7085272c85bebf6c82017fce/ext/standard/array.c#L264 ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 213.155.167.238 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.count.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/116726 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116726 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/116726 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php