Just testing to see if this works. Sorry =)
"Mike Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i meddelandet news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 25 March 2004 09:32, Andy B wrote: > > > the final line then is: if($result==false) {//test the query > > itself..if false then > > print whatever > > } else {//if it did work then do this...} > > > > but of course it could always be turned around to: > > if($result==true) {...} but dont know what way is better or > > if it is a personal choice... > > Well, which way round you do it is pretty much personal preference, but on a more general note whenever you find yourself writing a test like $x==true or $x==false, you should stop and rethink it because there's something wrong. > > Either: > > (a) you should be using the === operator, because it matters whether the value is actually a Boolean true or false, and not just some other non-Boolean value that is taken as equivalent to true or false. > > Or: > > (b) you are writing inefficent and less readable code. Consider what happens in the following cases: > > (i) if ($x==true) > - PHP retrieves the value of $x and converts it to Boolean > - compares it to the Boolean value true > - if it was true uses, er, true; if not, uses false > (ii) if ($x) > - PHP retrieves the value of $x and converts it to Boolean > - and uses it > > Why go to the trouble of forcing PHP to do a comparison just to produce the value it had already thought of, when you can just use it as is? > > The scenario is similar with if ($x==false), except that the alternative if(!$x) ("if not x") performs a nice efficient Boolean not instead of the more expensive comparison. > > This lean, mean approach also tends to lead to better variable naming, and code which is readable in a more natural fashion; for example: > > if ($is_raining) open_umbrella(); > > is closer to the natural "if it's raining, open your umbrella" than: > > if ($raining==true) open_umbrella(); > > </rant> ;) > > 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
