Re: Re: PHP Brain Teasers

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On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 16:01 +0100, Stut wrote:
> Robert Cummings wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 09:52 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote:
> >> Ignoring the extra $ and moving on... I would code it like this...
> >>
> >> function think(&$i)
> >> {
> >>      $i = 'am';
> >> }
> >>
> >> If I call think, then I am thinking, therefore $i should become 'am'.
> >>
> >> If you return 'am' rather than changing $i IMHO you're deviating from 
> >> the spec.
> >> [/snip]
> >>
> >> No sarcasm at all. And you are spot on!
> > 
> > $i = $i == 'think' ? 'am' : 'am not';
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Rob.
> 
> Again this is deviating from the spec. A more accurate version would be...
> 
> $i = $i == 'think' ? 'am' : $i;
> 
> The spec doesn't say what $i becomes if it's not think.

Then you can't even assume it's $i ;)

Cheers,
Rob.
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