> -----Original Message----- > From: Wendell Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 May 2003 15:18 > > On Thu, 29 May 2003 10:33:16 +0100, Ford, Mike [LSS] > wrote: > > >Well, how about references, then? (And me, personally, I'd > use isset() > >rather than is_array().) > > > > if (isset($_POST)): > > $POST = &$_POST; > > else: > > $POST = &$HTTP_POST_VARS; > > endif; > > I was told that PHP didn't do pointers - just goes to show that you > can't believe everything your told. Thanks for the POINTER. ;)
Umm -- it doesn't -- these are *references* which are *not* pointers (but work just as well in this instance). For the official word on this, see http://www.php.net/language.references . Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
