Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:13429 Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact internals-help@lists.php.net; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 95755 invoked by uid 1010); 21 Oct 2004 14:24:03 -0000 Delivered-To: ezmlm-scan-internals@lists.php.net Delivered-To: ezmlm-internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 93314 invoked by uid 1007); 21 Oct 2004 14:23:49 -0000 Message-ID: <20041021142349.93313.qmail@pb1.pair.com> To: internals@lists.php.net References: <20041020110454.29582.qmail@pb1.pair.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20041020154028.036af970@localhost> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:18:50 +0200 Lines: 53 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Posted-By: 212.238.144.71 Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] suggestion: empty() with infinite parameters like isset() From: r.korving@xit.nl ("Ron Korving") You're right, the only right way would be to introduce a new function like the isval() I suggested in my reply to Jevon. Ron "Andi Gutmans" wrote in message news:5.1.0.14.2.20041020154028.036af970@localhost... > There is a big difference between isset() and empty() and it was discussed > a lot in the past. > You'll see both sides to the coin after reading the archives. It's really a > problem make a call on this one. > > Andi > > At 01:13 PM 10/20/2004 +0200, Ron Korving wrote: > >Okay, I don't wanna make remarks that may have already been made earlier, > >but I think it should be "all should be empty", because it works exactly the > >same for isset(), and apparently, a decision was made to give isset() that > >feature. > > > >Ron > > > > > >"Derick Rethans" schreef in bericht > >news:Pine.LNX.4.58.0410201307210.1991@localhost... > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Ron Korving wrote: > > > > > > > I think it would be a good idea to apply the idea of infinite parameters > > > > that's been used with isset(), so one can test multiple variables: > > > > > > > > if (empty($var1, $var2, $var3)) echo "data missing"; > > > > > > We discussed this before and we didn't want to agree if it should behave > > > like "each one should be empty" or "all should be empty". So we will not > > > add it. > > > > > > Derick > > > > > > -- > > > Derick Rethans > > > http://derickrethans.nl | http://ez.no | http://xdebug.org > > > >-- > >PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php