Best method of doing simple flags

[harryman100]

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

[Alvaro G. Vicario]

*** harryman100 escribió/wrote (18 Sep 2004 06:05:55 -0700):

$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?

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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[Berislav Lopac]

On 18 Sep 2004 06:05:55 -0700, harryman100 wrote:

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?

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

That way there is no integer to boolean conversion.

Berislav