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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Improving error messages when using indirect references
From: derick@php.net (Derick Rethans)

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Martin Jansen wrote:

> Hey,
>
>         <?php
>         error_reporting(E_ALL);
>
>         echo $$foo;
>         ?>
>
> results in
>
>         Notice: Undefined variable: foo in /foo/bar.php on line 4
>
>         Notice: Undefined variable: in /foo/bar.php on line 4
>
> Wouldn't it be more appropriate if the second notice was something like
> "Notice: Undefined variable: <unnamed> in /foo/bar.php on line 4"?

Would be a lie... $foo WILL evaluate to the empty string which used like
this, although it does look weird, it is right :)

Derick