note 34180 added to functions.returning-values

Here's a sick idea. When a function returns no value, if you assign its return value to a variable that variable will be unset. So instead of returning -1 on error just return with no value. For example, function myfunc($myvar) { if ($myvar == "abc") return(1); if ($myvar == "xyz") return(2); return; } $abc = myfunc("def"); if (isset($abc)) echo("a-ok"); else echo("oops"); ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.returning-values.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+34180 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+34180&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+34180&report=yes