> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Towell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 07 February 2002 22:17 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] Using functions before they're defined > > I haven't looked at the php's source code, but maybe it's a > two pass parser > (??) first it gets all the functions then it executes the > code ????????
Executing the code is not parsing!! Executing the code happens *after* it's been parsed. So, yes, it's a two-stage process, but the stages are parsing and executing. 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