On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Colin Guthrie <gmane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: >> >> I will never do it... it looks ugly, > > Only if you're not used to it. IMO this is how it should be taught in all > the books and guides etc. If that was the case, the other way round would be > ugly :) > >> especially when performing multiple >> if comparisons on the variable. > > Perhaps, but it's still not as ugly as a hideous error gone undetected which > accidentally deletes all your customers' data. ---snip--- I don't know about "ugly," but I agree it "feels" wrong. I feel like I'm using Yoda-speak when reading code like that: If 'yes' is you_can_read_this, 'Stop standing on me' I say. or If 0 is my_pulse then 'dead you are' should say you. :-D --Andrew -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php