Functions and defaults

[Bob Stearns]

Consider a function header:

function init($name, $ttl, $need_bhid="N", $need_entity_id="N")

What values do the last two parameters have when it is called with the
following arguments:

init("name", "do name",,"Y");

[Andy Hassall]

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:50:52 -0400, Bob Stearns <rs**********@charter.net>
wrote:

Consider a function header:

function init($name, $ttl, $need_bhid="N", $need_entity_id="N")

What values do the last two parameters have when it is called with the
following arguments:

init("name", "do name",,"Y");

That's a syntax error.
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[Bob Stearns]

Andy Hassall wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:50:52 -0400, Bob Stearns <rs**********@charter.net>
wrote:

Consider a function header:

function init($name, $ttl, $need_bhid="N", $need_entity_id="N")

What values do the last two parameters have when it is called with the
following arguments:

init("name", "do name",,"Y");

That's a syntax error.

That is too bad. It really should be "N" and "Y" with PHP honoring the
default values for all omitted arguments, not just trailing ones. Does
PHP v 5.x do it better?

[Andy Hassall]

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:16:06 -0400, Bob Stearns <rs**********@charter.net>
wrote:

Andy Hassall wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:50:52 -0400, Bob Stearns <rs**********@charter.net>
wrote:

Consider a function header:

function init($name, $ttl, $need_bhid="N", $need_entity_id="N")

What values do the last two parameters have when it is called with the
following arguments:

init("name", "do name",,"Y");

That's a syntax error.

That is too bad. It really should be "N" and "Y" with PHP honoring the
default values for all omitted arguments, not just trailing ones. Does
PHP v 5.x do it better?

No, C++-style skipping arguments in the middle of a list of arguments with
defaults is not supported in any current version of PHP.

(I don't know whether will be or not in PHP 6).
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Andy Hassall :: an**@andyh.co.uk :: http://www.andyh.co.uk
http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space :: disk and FTP usage analysis tool

[Bob Stearns]

Andy Hassall wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:16:06 -0400, Bob Stearns <rs**********@charter.net>
wrote:

Andy Hassall wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:50:52 -0400, Bob Stearns <rs**********@charter.net>
wrote:
Consider a function header:

function init($name, $ttl, $need_bhid="N", $need_entity_id="N")

What values do the last two parameters have when it is called with the
following arguments:

init("name", "do name",,"Y");

That's a syntax error.

That is too bad. It really should be "N" and "Y" with PHP honoring the
default values for all omitted arguments, not just trailing ones. Does
PHP v 5.x do it better?

No, C++-style skipping arguments in the middle of a list of arguments with
defaults is not supported in any current version of PHP.

(I don't know whether will be or not in PHP 6).

Put me down for a positive vote if one is being taken :-)