> >> Changed <type>int</type> to <type>resource</type> for file handles. > >> Also renamed <parameter>handle</parameter> to <parameter>fp</parameter> > >> for consistency. > > > > I do think, that handle is much better than fp for beginners, so I would > > do the other way... > > > I changed handle to fp (rather than the other way 'round) because all of > those files listed used "fp" except for the ONE that used "handle". > That's of course not to say that we can't still change 'em all to > "handle", but there are several examples peppered throughout the manual > which use $fp as the resource variable. > > I'm personnally -1 on using "handle" as the parameter name, but it's a > weak -1... maybe more of a -0.5
Well, $fp is something kinda "leftover" for "file pointer". As fopen opens many more things then files (eg. STDIN :), it technically not a file pointer anymore. Therefore I think handle is better ;) Goba -- PHP Documentation Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
