On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 23:57, Justin Palmer wrote: > Why is substr all over the board in how fast it processes the same > string? Is it the server? I'm not sure I understand the question with respect to "Is it the server?". Could you ellaborate? I think many people are just more familiar with substr() and so it's their vice of choice for retrieving a character from a string. It most definitely is not faster than an operator though. Similarly it is never wise to use is_null() when you can use === null. Although I believe is_null() existed long before the === operator and so is in wide use still. Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
