Cool! That is a very good point - I'll remember to use '=== null' in future. Then at least my code will have enough coffee even if I don't! Thanks - AJ Alexander J Turner Ph.D. www.deployview.com www.nerds-central.blogspot.com www.project-network.com -----Original Message----- From: Robert Cummings [mailto:robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 26 August 2006 17:25 To: Alex Turner Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Brain Death - [PHP] functions classes On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 16:51 +0100, Alex Turner wrote: > Rob, > > I'd go along with the setting a var to null issue (in the cases > I have worked so far on, there has not been a need to set variables > to null). Maybe so, but if a variable ever happens to contain null and you're not aware of it, the value won't get updated. > However, what is wrong with is_null()? As a function call it's an order of magnitude slower than === null since it incurs the overhead for a function call. There's nothing wrong with your use of the is_null() function, but === null is just as clear, and much faster so I thought I'd throw at you in line with your coffee comment :) 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. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/427 - Release Date: 24/08/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/427 - Release Date: 24/08/2006 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
