After doing a few tests and some reading, it looks like the rule is pretty simple: If either expression on either side of a == operator looks like a number, then the value of the expression is converted to a number. --zak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zeev Suraski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #9195: Default class function arguments > Default function arguments have to be static, non dynamic values. The way > to do it is > > function foo($bar=unset) > { > if (!isset($bar)) { > $bar = ...; > } > } > > At 20:00 9/2/2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Operating system: Linux > >PHP version: 4.0.2 > >PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request > >Bug description: Default class function arguments > > > >I'm requesting that the default function arguments for a class method be > >able to reference the class variable members in it's definition. > > > >Here is an example of it's use: > > > >class searchclass { > > > > var $hits; > > var $results; > > > > function save($filename, $start = 0, $end = $this->hits){ /* <- > > this returns Parse error: */ > > if($fp = @fopen($filename, "w")){ > > for($i = $start; $i < $end; $i++){ > > fwrite($fp, implode("|", > > $this->results[$i])); > > } > > }else{ > > return false; > > } > > } > > > > function search(){ > > /* ... */ > > } > > > >} > > > > > >-- > >Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=9195&edit=1 > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Zeev Suraski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CTO & co-founder, Zend Technologies Ltd. http://www.zend.com/ > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]