On 15 Mar 2012, at 18:35, Daniel Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 14:31, Stuart Dallas <stuart@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> The @ prefix is banned from all code I go anywhere near - it's evil! I've used the following 'V' function for a long time, primarily for accessing the superglobals but it works for any array.
>>
>> <?php
>> session_start();
>> $_SESSION['first_name'] = $first_name = V($_SESSION, 'first_name');
>>
>> function V($arr, $key, $def = null) {
>> return isset($arr[$key]) ? $arr[$key] : $def;
>> }
>> ?>
>
> For the most part, I agree with you, but for this particular
> example, it simply silences the notice for an undefined variable,
> should it not be set, at the time of the function call. In nearly any
> other case, though, I'm totally with you.
I've seen too many cases where one "acceptable" use of the @ leads to bugs being hidden, regardless of the original motivation. I prefer to handle things like this explicitly, but each to his own.
-Stuart
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