RE: Boolean-cast and arrays

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 sorry typo, make that:

> Shouldn't have been simply doing:
> 
> $arr = array();
> If (!$arr) {}

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Tim [mailto:user@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Envoyé : jeudi 8 février 2007 16:49
> À : php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet :  Boolean-cast and arrays
> 
> First thank you all for your input on "all-in-one" classes.
> 
> Reading the php manual on boolean types and casts, and came accros the
> following:
> 
> <quote>
> When converting to boolean, the following values are considered FALSE:
> 
> ...
> 
> an array with zero elements
> 
> ...
> </quote>
> 
> So here I am sitting and wondering if after all this while doing:
> 
> $arr = array();
> If (count($arr) == 0) {}
> 
> Shouldn't have been simply doing:
> 
> $arr = array();
> If (!arr) {}
> 
> 
> Is the latter problematic in any programming standards? 
> Does it take longer to process? 
> Is it using count()?
> Is "Type-Juggling" considered good practise? 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tim
> 
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