and $a=null; $a["db"]["config"]=1; //all of a sudden $a contains something, while in ruby it NullException: throws undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass //in php is quite valid, and used everywhere, which is unfornate.
On May 4, 9:22 am, femto <femto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes,it's self compiled, > why using _VARS, and not directly local_variables? > because php has some weird var logic, > like say > $a =1; > echo $GLOBALS["a"]; //this is 1, it automaticly affects entry in > $GLOBALS, and in the opposite direction, > > $GLOBALS["a"]=1; > echo $a; //now $a is 1, which is really unfornate. > > not to mention some indirect variable access. > > like > $a=1; > $c="a"; > echo $$c; // this is 1, or > $$c = 2; //if affects $a,$GLOBALS["a"], which is unfornate, > all the ugliness is to handle php's weird behavior. > > On May 4, 9:15 am, Tim Shaffer <timshaf...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > That's probably the ugliest ruby code I've ever seen. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
