[PHP-DEV] ++$i++ (was Re: [PHP-DEV] call_builtin_function_array() possible?) From: Zeev Suraski (zeev <email protected>)
Date: 01/10/01

Could you explain how this construct is useful? I can't think of any real
world situation in which it's useful or even remotely makes sense. What
would it even do? Remember, an expression has only one value.

Zeev

At 14:51 10/1/2001, Cynic wrote:
>Well, this would be probably completely useless (at least I
>can't think of a meaningful use of this right now), but... is
>there a reason this can't be implemented in PHP? I know, time
>is a very precious commodity, and I wouldn't ask (or suggest)
>for an implementation of this if it would require extra work
>besides making pre- and post- increment / decrement in one
>statement. But if allowing ++$i++ (which I definitely consider
>useful) makes ++$i-- possible without additional effort, why
>disable it? It's possible to write completely useless junk
>software without this feature too.
>
>Lack of knowledge of C prevents me from going to try and do
>this myself.
>
>
>At 21:51 9.1. 2001, Hartmut Holzgraefe wrote the following:
>--------------------------------------------------------------
> >Cynic wrote:
> >>
> >> At 21:16 9.1. 2001, Andrei Zmievski wrote the following:
> >> >What color is the sky on your planet? :)
> >>
> >> I don't know, haven't checked for some time now. :)
> >> But seriously: I'm not familiar with C, nor the way this stuff
> >> is implemented in PHP, however, whether the sky here is blue or
> >> pink doesn't mean I think this wouldn't be useful.
> >
> >and what's next?
> >
> >++$i-- ???
> >
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