What about:
function addEvent($values='')
{
!is_array($values) && $values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => '',
'description' =>'',
'errors' => Array());
//rest of the code
}
It's nice and sort.
2009/2/17 Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 15:21 -0500, Andrew Ballard wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Ashley Sheridan
>> <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 15:13 -0500, Bastien Koert wrote:
>> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Ashley Sheridan
>> >> <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I've had a bit of a problem with a function I'm using for a form.
>> >> > Essentially, the function looks like this:
>> >> >
>> >> > function addEvent($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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