OK, so its a bit of caching. So it sounds like it stores a pointer
into the symbol table, so that if $a is redefined it will still be
correct. What happens if the symbol table must be rehashed? Does it
still work, or does it look it up again?
I think rehashing doesn't matter since hash table has
On 9/23/07, Stanislav Malyshev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What is a compiled variable?
> > How does it differ from a non-compiled-variable?
>
> When engine encounters variable like $a what it usually does is it looks
> up current symbol table for an entry named 'a', and then takes zval*
> sitti
What is a compiled variable?
How does it differ from a non-compiled-variable?
When engine encounters variable like $a what it usually does is it looks
up current symbol table for an entry named 'a', and then takes zval*
sitting there. However, since during the same scope the entry for $a
will
Hi,
I'd be very interested to have an overview of compiled variable and
backpatching within the interpreter. I can find plenty of emails and
code that refers to the two topics, but none that defines them. If
there is an overview somewhere, could somebody point me to it?
If not, I have a few quest
