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Posted by Bob Stearns on 06/19/06 23:59
Andy Hassall wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:16:06 -0400, Bob Stearns <rstearns1241@charter.net>
> wrote:
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>>Andy Hassall wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:50:52 -0400, Bob Stearns <rstearns1241@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 :-)
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