If I'm not mistaken Al wanted to return something if the thing failed,
without having to put it inside an if_block.

I'm watching this with curiosity, because return is a language
construct, and not a function, or anything that has a value.

I could probably have said that better sober, and not at 06:16am, but
hopefully  you get my drift.

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:11:26 +1000, Ligaya Turmelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <snip>
>  > $db_link= mysql_connect($host, $user, $pw)
>  >        OR die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
> </snip>
> 
> try:
> $db_link= mysql_connect($host, $user, $pw);
> if (!$db_link){
>     // do whatever if there is something wrong
> }
> 
> maybe try something like that with the file_get_contents also?
> 
> Respectfully,
> Ligaya Turmelle
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> Al wrote:
> > I've searched the PHP manual and can't find an answer for this question
> >
> > I'd like to use the "OR DIE" construct; but instead of "DIE" I'd like to
> > use "RETURN FOO". I haven't found a way to do it.
> >
> >
> > $string= file_get_contents($filename)
> >     OR die("Could not read file");
> >
> > $db_link= mysql_connect($host, $user, $pw)
> >        OR die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
> >
> > Seems like it would be nice to not have to test first, e.g.,
> > if(is_readable($filename)){.... }
> >
> > Thanks....
> >
> 
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