note 118981 added to function.empty
| From: | JavierAlfonso | Date: | Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:05:08 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 118981 added to function.empty | ||
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If you test an element of an array (like $_POST['key]), it test if the key doesn't exist
or if it exist if its value is empty and never emit a warning.
For who don't want to test what happen if passed an array element here is my test and result.
<?php
$a = array();
$b = array('key');
$c = array('key' => false);
$d = array('key' => 'La verdad nos hace libres');
echo (empty($a['key'])?'A empty':'A not empty'), ' - ',
(empty($b['key'])?'B empty':'B not empty'), ' - ',
(empty($c['key'])?'C empty':'C not empty'), ' - ',
(empty($d['key'])?'D empty':'D not empty');
?>
And the result is:
A empty - B empty - C empty - D not empty
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