Yves Glodt wrote:
(snip)
>
> ok I see your point, and python's...
>
> (just FYI, and not to start a flamewar ;-):
> In php, the [] means "append to an array object".
yes, I know this.
> If the array does not exist yet, it's created.
Which is what I don't like. It should crash.
> [] *is* explicit for
> arrays,
IIRC, you can also use it to sbscript strings, but I wouldn't bet my
life on this.
> thus for php it's clear what you want.)
Nope. You may be in the case where you think the array already exists,
and then you (well, I at least...) would prefer that PHP don't try to
second-guess you... If and when I want to create an object, I tell it.
If I dont tell "create me an array", I don't want one to come in existence.
(snip)
> an "undefined" notice, yes, not a warning... ;-)
>
(snip)
>
> Ok... I thank you for all the explanations.
>
> It helps me to see more far. I (and will continue to) use php for web,
> and wanna standardize on python for all non-web stuff we are doing,
You might discover that Python is just great for web programming too !-)
> so I
> might be a frequent guest on this list...
You're welcome !-)
And if you're a french speaker, there's also french-speaking mailing
list and newsgroups.
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