Re: [PHP4BETA] A strict equality operator
| From: | Ariel | Date: | Sun, 25 Jul 1999 20:53:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PHP4BETA] A strict equality operator | ||
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On Sun, 25 Jul 1999, Jeffrey Galbraith wrote:
> I've seen to many problems with the triple equality operator in the past.
> How about := (colon equal)? This makes it more explicit and easier to
> interpret. For instance, looking at another developer's code, sometime you
> have to wonder if they meant to add === as opposed to ==. The := makes it
> easier to decipher.
:= means assignment is a large number of languages, plus in mathamtics, so
it's not a good choice.
I agree that === is unwildly, since == and === in many cases will work the
same, so it would not be an easy bug to spot. It should be something very
different. $= is my suggestion.
-Ariel