> if($shiny = 0){
This does not compare anyting, it assigns 0 to $shiny
> echo( $shiny ) // this will return 0
That's normal, you just assign 0 to it ;)
= assignment operator
== comparison operator
py
At 01:53 PM 4/10/01 -0700, you wrote:
>This confused me for awhile, because the single equal sign seemed to work
>for comparison, but created inexplicable errors in my programs. It seems
>strange to me that a successful variable value assignment does not return
>true.
>
>example:
>
><?
>
> $shiny = 1;
> if($shiny = 0){ echo("This wont print"); }
> echo( $shiny ); //this will return 0
>
>?>
>
>--Dan
>
>
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