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Posted by Steve on 01/03/08 15:55
"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> .oO(Steve)
>
>>rof! pointers DO exist.
>
> Not in PHP. If you still insist on that, maybe you should file a bug
> report, because the manual also says that references are no pointers ...
i've been clear micha. pointers do NOT exist in php but DO exist in other
languages. the point was that jerry didn't specify the context - php or
other language.
>>if pointers DID exist in *PHP*, i'd have used a
>>different descriptive for references in *PHP*. but, i've already addressed
>>that...and your statement here is simply stupid as you leave out the
>>context
>>for the claim 'doesn't exist'.
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> It doesn't matter how you personally define "pointer" and "reference",
> you can name them whatever you like. But in computer science both terms
> have a well-defined meaning and behaviour. And by these definitions PHP
> references are _no_ pointers. It's that simple.
which is fine. however, php noobs don't care about those particulars. and,
they seem to 'get it' faster describing it one way v. another.
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