On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 17:40:44 -0400, scott [gts] wrote:
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>i'm not worried about speed of execution or actual
>number of statements. (although i am looking to shave
>some typing and make my code a little clearer)
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>i think that using: $r = function() or return 0; is more
if(!$r=function()) return 0;
same size! (I cheated by taking out the spaces tho)
>readable and easier on the wrists than the other two ways
>and i'm looking for an equally terse way of accomplishing
>the same thing with PHP....
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>> From: Sterling Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4:57 PM
>> To: scott [gts]
>> Cc: php
>> Subject: Re: [PHP] How would you code: $r = func() or return 0?
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>> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, scott [gts] wrote:
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>> > I thought i'd ask for your comments on how you'd code this
>> > common perl code with PHP:
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>> > $value = some_function() or return 0;
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>> > i usually code my functions to return 0 or "" on error, but
>> > have to use the following code to handle it... neither seem
>> > like a good solution to me.
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>> > this way decreses the readability of the code:
>> > if (!$value = some_function)
>> > return 0;
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>> > and this way adds an unnecessary if() statement:
>> > $value = some_function()
>> > if (!$value) {
>> > return 0;
>> > }
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>> The last way is how you would do it... And FYI, its an extra
>>if
>> statement in the Perl code too (speed wise)...
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>> -Sterling
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Mark, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/26/2001
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