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Posted by Geoff Berrow on 09/27/05 18:54
I noticed that Message-ID: <2MGdnTpp5aFtpKTeRVn-iA@onvoy.com> from
Justin Koivisto contained the following:
>> I couldn't find out either so I decided to name it myself. I call it an
>> 'andits' foreach ($key andits $value){... Geddit?
>
>Now that's funny!
>
>I've been calling the "indirect assignment operator" in the class notes
>that I've been preparing, but wanted to see if there was an official name...
>
>I think for now I will stick with what I have in the notes. I think that
>naming an assignment operator in a way that could possibly be confused
>with a logical operator would just be too confusing for newbies. ;)
Well I wouldn't stress the 'and' part but I see what you mean. However
I teach a beginners class and my students don't get confused (well they
get pretty confused with logical operators, but that's another story.
Double arrow? Nah, that does nothing. I think the best names at least
imply some meaning. I think I'll stick with 'andits'. :-)
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