On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 15:21 -0500, Andrew Ballard wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Ashley Sheridan
> <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 15:13 -0500, Bastien Koert wrote:
> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Ashley Sheridan
> >> <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >>
> >> > I've had a bit of a problem with a function I'm using for a form.
> >> > Essentially, the function looks like this:
> >> >
> >> > function addEvent($values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => '',
> >> > 'description' => '', 'errors' => Array()))
> >> > {
> >> > // code here displays the form
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > The function is used to both display an empty form, and the form
> >> > populated with values again should there be any validation errors.
> >> >
> >> > Now this works fine when the form has been filled out and there are
> >> > errors present, as I can call the function with the correct array
> >> > values. However, when I call the function with no arguments (intending
> >> > the function to populate the $values array itself) all it does is
> >> > present me with an empty array. A print_r($values) just returns
> >> > Array( ), no key values defined.
> >> >
> >> > I altered the function to this:
> >> >
> >> > function addEvent($values = Array())
> >> > {
> >> > if(count($values) == 0)
> >> > {
> >> > $values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => '', 'description' =>
> >> > '', 'errors' => Array());
> >> > }
> >> > // code here displays the form
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > then all works as intended. Question is, am I being dense, or is there a
> >> > reason why this shouldn't work?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Ash
> >> > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >
> >>
> >> i tend to do
> >>
> >> function addEvent($values='')
> >> {
> >> if (!is_array($values))
> >> {
> >> $values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => '', 'description' =>'',
> >> 'errors' => Array());
> >> }
> >> //rest of the code
> >>
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > It's a shame really, because to me it just seems darn messy to have to
> > perform a check inside the function itself and initialise variables
> > there. Putting such initialisations inside the parentheses seems more
> > elegant. :(
> >
> >
> > Ash
> > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>
> To each their own. I think having an array (especially nested arrays)
> embedded in the parameter list of a function declaration like that
> looks kind of ugly, but that's just me.
>
> Andrew
>
You kidding? Nested arrays is what makes me get up in the morning!
Ash
www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
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