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Re: Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop

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tamouse wrote:

> On Saturday, September 24, 2011 8:14:46 AM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> Why complicate things?  Why not just use
>> 
>>   if ($text !== false)
> 
> That works, but might be a little opaque. I'd use:
> 
>   if (!empty($text))
> 
> As it's a little more clear to the reader/maintainer.

It is not equivalent, though:

<http://php.net/empty>

> Also, with the === & !== idiom, isn't it better reverse the operands,
> thus:
> 
>   if (FALSE !== $text)
> 
> ?

No.  Why should it be?

(The PEAR Coding Standards also actively recommend against writing `false'
as `FALSE': <http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.naming.php>)


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Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop jwcarlton <jwcarlton@gmail.com> - 2011-09-23 20:53 -0700
  Re: Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-09-24 09:14 -0400
    Re: Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop tamouse <tamouse.lists@gmail.com> - 2011-09-28 11:28 -0700
      Re: Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-09-28 20:49 +0100
      Re: Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop Doug Miller <doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com> - 2011-09-29 08:09 -0400
      Re: Setting variable to false in a WHILE loop Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-10-01 16:08 +0200

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