But I don't like it, either. When I have opportunity (which doesn't happen as often as I would like), I refactor code that relies on that trick to not rely on that trick. Many other improvements often happen at the same time...
Wade.
Why would you rename variables?
- (drook)
- (13)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 07:02:20 PM EST
I'd suspect reuse of another routine.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 07:33:55 PM EST
Oh, it's definitely *not* to avoid globals
- (drook)
- (1)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 07:44:46 PM EST
Sounds like one of my old QuickBasic programs. =(
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 08:28:23 PM EST
Re: Why would you rename variables?
- (boxley)
- (7)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 08:30:28 PM EST
Not quite
- (drook)
- (6)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 10:33:09 PM EST
anything special about $_request?
- (boxley)
- (5)
- Jan. 8, 2010, 11:01:58 PM EST
Special variable in PHP
- (drook)
- (4)
- Jan. 9, 2010, 12:32:30 AM EST
Actually, they can be modified.
- (static)
- (2)
- Jan. 9, 2010, 12:50:44 AM EST
Did not know that
- (drook)
- (1)
- Jan. 9, 2010, 11:50:39 AM EST
I was rather glad it was possible.
- (static)
- Jan. 10, 2010, 04:04:40 AM EST
If speed counts ...
- (crazy)
- Jan. 9, 2010, 05:55:11 AM EST
There is, but it doesn't look like that's what is being done
- (malraux)
- (1)
- Jan. 9, 2010, 09:18:57 PM EST
Like I told Wade, I didn't think that was an issue here
- (drook)
- Jan. 10, 2010, 07:15:39 PM EST