Re: [PHP4BETA] A strict equality operator

From: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:28:27 +0000
Subject: Re: [PHP4BETA] A strict equality operator
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Zeev Suraski wrote: > I think we're best off using > =:= > or > =~= > > Any non-symmetric operator (e.g. :==) doesn't make sense to me since it > doesn't suggest equality, but a difference. > > I also don't think that our main concern, or even a major concern at all, > should be the number of keystrokes needed to generate this sequence. You > get used to anything, plus, the important thing is readability, not the > amount of time it takes you to type it up, which is negligible in > comparison. Also, remember that people lived fairly well without this > operator for a few years now, so it won't be the most popular operator in > the world anyway. Then what's wrong with [=]? IMHO, it looks better and conveys better meaning. -Andrey * Proximity bug: when the code crashes in front of important visitors. *

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