On 17 August 2006 23:28, Adam Zey wrote:
>
> Better to do this:
>
> if ( ($result = do_something('hello')) !== false )
> {
> // do something with $result
> }
> else
> {
> // do some other stuff
> }
>
> The result of an assignment like "$result = do_something('hello')" is
> itself the result you assigned, so you can still compare on that. The
> reason I put it in more brackets was just for readability. I
> don't think
> you actually need the extra set, but I'm not sure.
Of course you do -- without them, it's the equivalent of:
if ( $result = (do_something('hello') !== false) )
which will only assign TRUE or FALSE to $result.
Cheers!
Mike
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