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Village Idiot · 06-10-2009, 05:42 PM

One thing I've began to do that most do not is placing the constant to the left and the variable to the right. For example

PHP Code:


			
if(1==$variable)
{
//do this
}

This makes it harder to accidentally forget the second = and assign the variable. Since I program in VB as a profession (one = check in an IF statement) and do PHP and C on the side, it is very easy to accidentally put one = instead of two. With this approach, the program will generate a parse error because you are trying to assign a constant.

It looks awkward at first but becomes very useful once you get used to it.

06-10-2009, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Village Idiot Wizard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,299 Thanks: 17	One thing I've began to do that most do not is placing the constant to the left and the variable to the right. For example PHP Code: `if(1==$variable) { //do this }` This makes it harder to accidentally forget the second = and assign the variable. Since I program in VB as a profession (one = check in an IF statement) and do PHP and C on the side, it is very easy to accidentally put one = instead of two. With this approach, the program will generate a parse error because you are trying to assign a constant. It looks awkward at first but becomes very useful once you get used to it. __________________