Posted by Oli Filth on 12/28/05 16:53

David Haynes said the following on 28/12/2005 14:42:
> Oli Filth wrote:
>
>> black francis said the following on 28/12/2005 14:37:
>>
>>> try:
>>>
>>> $do = ($test == 1) ? true : false;
>>
>>
>> Well, that can be shortened to:
>>
>> $do = ($test == 1);
>>
>>
> Which can be shortened to:
>
> $do = $test;
>
> unless $test = 0, $do will evaluate as false.
>

Technically, it's not the same. In the first two examples, $do will
*always* be a boolean. But in your new version, $do could be anything,
dependent on what type $test is.


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Oli

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