Best method of doing simple flags

Hi,

Currently when I want to set a flag to detect later on in the script,
I do this:

$something_flag = 1;

then later on in the script:

if ($something_flag) {
do_something();
}

Is this the best way of doing simple yes/no tests in PHP, or is there
another way I haven't discovered yet?

Thanks,
Harry

re: Best method of doing simple flags

*** harryman100 escribió/wrote (18 Sep 2004 06:05:55 -0700):[color=blue]
> $something_flag = 1;
>
> then later on in the script:
>
> if ($something_flag) {
> do_something();
> }
>
> Is this the best way of doing simple yes/no tests in PHP, or is there
> another way I haven't discovered yet?[/color]

Using TRUE or FALSE instead of 1 and 0 is almost the same, but slightly
clearer. Other than that, I see nothing wrong in your method.


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re: Best method of doing simple flags

On 18 Sep 2004 06:05:55 -0700, harryman100 wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> Currently when I want to set a flag to detect later on in the script,
> I do this:
>
> $something_flag = 1;
>
> then later on in the script:
>
> if ($something_flag) {
> do_something();
> }
>
> Is this the best way of doing simple yes/no tests in PHP, or is there
> another way I haven't discovered yet?[/color]

Only slightly better is to use actual boolean values, i.e. $something_flag
= true;

That way there is no integer to boolean conversion.

Berislav