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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 01/05/08 02:42
Steve wrote:
> <PASTED FROM ALT.PHP>
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> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:6KmdnRk59_ChqOPanZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> adam.timberlake@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I was reading the following article yesterday:
>>> http://www.talkphp.com/vbarticles.php?do=article&articleid=41&title=using-the-internal-array-pointers-to-access-elements-in-arrays
>>>
>>> What struck me while reading it was how very little we hear about the
>>> array internal pointers !! I've been in PHP now for a good 2 years,
>>> and I've never heard these little guys mentioned before.
>>>
>>> My question is... what do you use internal pointers for, and why?
>>>
>> I use them a fair amount. Sometimes you need to run through an array,
>> and foreach() just doesn't do what you need (or makes the code more
>> complicated).
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> lol. you get on to the op for multiposting and tell him you've answered his
> question here. this is an answer?! your only good point was not
> multiposting. however, i'm sure no one in comp.lang.php will miss this
> 'answer'...as it does nothing for anyone.
>
> why not tell the op *how* you use them and give an example of *how* your use
> does something that foreach doesn't (or doesn't easily) do? hell, i'd be
> very interested in THAT myself. i can't think of a situation that would
> apply.
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> a better answer is that most languages have these constructs. typically in
> more formal languages there is an iterator interface whereby you can can
> impliment into a strongly typed collection object that will contain only
> those types of items. your implimenting object/collection keeps track of the
> 'pointer' spoken about in the article and exposes those standard pointer
> functions. implementing said interface allows the language to iterate, i.e.
> foreach, the items even though you may have heavily customized your
> collection. i would assume that having said little known pointer functions
> would allow forward compatibility should php start to become more strongly
> data typed in future versions.
>
> AND OAN, funny how the writer of the article uses the word internal
> 'pointer'. count how many times. i couldn't be laughing harder.
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So now you've gone from a troll to a stalker! I think you're hung up on
me, Stevie!
And BTW - he asked a question - I answered it. He didn't ask HOW to use
them. Just IF anyone used them.
Learn to read, STALKER!
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