We were all newbies at some point and most of us (not including myself) learned how to handle the language, and so will the newbies of today, even if GOTO is a part of the language. I don't see a need to make this an ini-option. It is allready an option - use t or leave it alone.
- Frank > Hello, > > I think we should add an INI option: > > php_newbie true|false > > ;) > > -- > Best regards, > Jason mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thursday, July 29, 2004, 8:54:34 PM, you wrote: > > AH> Sara Golemon wrote: > >>>do { > >>> .....code... > >>> if (something) break; > >>> ...code.... > >>>} while (0); > >>>...cleanup code... > >>> > >> > >> Are you suggesting a hack is better than the real thing? > >> > >> -Sara > AH> The "hack" is working. The manual says : > AH> " Advanced C users may be familiar with a different usage of the do..while loop, > AH> to allow stopping execution in the middle of code blocks, by encapsulating them > AH> with do..while (0), and using the break statement. The following code fragment > AH> demonstrates this:" (a similar code follows) > AH> " Don't worry if you don't understand this right away or at all. You can code scripts > AH> and even powerful scripts without using this 'feature'. " > AH> (the manual states that people can code powerful things without goto hack). > AH> Sara, if you need to have the goto, you know how to implement it with do..while. > AH> The average Joe may not need goto in some case but he will find that it simplifies > AH> his job (but making code clumsy, something what he does not realize). > AH> It is not because I don't like the power of goto, I would like not to be given in the > AH> hands of the newbie. > > AH> andrey > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
