Friday, November 8, 2002, 12:13:01 PM, Daevid Vincent wrote:
> $max = max($myArray);
> for( $x = 1; $x <= $length; $x++ ) {}
> -- OR --
> for( $x = 1; $x <= max($myArray); $x++ ) {}
> My gut instinct tells me since PHP is interpreted, that the top one is
> the better way to go, but with the Zend Optimizer, I don't know if PHP
> handles them the same way or not?
The first one is faster, but it depends on the site of the array and how
often you call the loop. I prefer doing it like this though:
for($x = 1, $max = count($myArray); $x <= $max; $x++ ) {}
For some good optimization (and other) tips check out:
http://phplens.com/lens/php-book/optimizing-debugging-php.php
http://www.lerdorf.com/tips.pdf
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