Re: ZE2 / PHP 5 BC breaking suggestion

Using $bla[whatever] won't be deprecated inside "", will it? Manuzhai "Andi Gutmans" <andi@zend.com> wrote in message news:5.1.0.14.2.20020610233003.03b42990@127.0.0.1... > At 10:22 PM 6/10/2002 +0200, Melvyn Sopacua wrote: > >At 20:35 10-6-2002, Andi Gutmans shared with all of us: > > > >>This is something which can't be broken because too many people use > >>$a[foo] instead of $a['foo']. It'd kill a huge amount of web sites. > > > >Hmm, I see. > >I suppose (?<=\[)\w+(?=\]) as an exeption to accomodate those errors would > >be too hard on the parser? > > Adding such an exception to the parser is definitely a no-no. > > Andi > > > >>Andi > >> > >>At 09:29 PM 6/9/2002 +0200, Melvyn Sopacua wrote: > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>>I know it's BC-breaking, but frankly - I do think it should be changed. > >>> > >>>The following: > >>><?php > >>>if(UNDEFINED_CONSTANT) > >>>{ > >>> //do stuff > >>>} > >>>?> > >>> > >>>will result in do stuff being executed. > >>> > >>>I think it should be changed. Technically, anything not within quotes is > >>>not a string. PHP however defaults to the string type when the > >>>characters are not in get_defined_constants(). > >>> > >>>This leads to unexpected behavior and people that do know, need to code: > >>>if(defined('SETTING_TRUE') && SETTING_TRUE)) > >>> > >>>which defeats using a constant in the first place. > >>> > >>>Comments please - especially if you know of a widely used php-package, > >>>which will break when this is changed. > >>> > >>>Met vriendelijke groeten / With kind regards, > >>> > >>>IDG.nl > >>>Melvyn Sopacua > >>>Webmaster > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>PHP Quality Assurance Mailing List > >>><http://www.php.net/> > >>>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>--- > >>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >>Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 5-6-2002 > > > >Met vriendelijke groeten / With kind regards, > > > >IDG.nl > >Melvyn Sopacua > >Webmaster >