Then only problem with doing it like for($x = 1, $max = count($myArray); $x <= $max; $x++ )
is that the $max = count( $myArray ) is always verified in each loop...slowing the for loop down... faster to do $max = count( $myArray ); for( $x = 1, $x <= $max; $x++ ) just my $0.02...for the day... On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 15:57, Kjartan Mannes wrote: > 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 > > -- > Kjartan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (http://natrak.net/) > :: "Silence is one great art of conversation." > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- .: B i g D o g :. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php