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[Phil Powell]

Thanx, Daniel.. (and hey a nice Dan on NYPHP!)

Phil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Kushner" <nyphp at websapp.com>
To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at lists.nyphp.org>; <shiflett at php.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:27 PM
Subject: RE: [nycphp-talk] Second time array_walk failed for me


> Phil,
>
> Chris must have been mislead by my stupid naming convention! I should
never
> have named an array element $array....
>
> --Daniel
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org
> > [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]On Behalf Of Phil Powell
> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:17 PM
> > To: shiflett at php.net; NYPHP Talk
> > Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] Second time array_walk failed for me
> >
> >
> > According to the manual:
> >
> > Applies the user-defined function function to each element of the array
> > array. Typically, function takes on two parameters. The array
parameter's
> > value being the first, and the key/index second. If the optional
userdata
> > parameter is supplied, it will be passed as the third parameter to the
> > callback function.
> >
> > [see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-walk.php]
> >
> > This then indicates $array, which Daniel used as his parameter
> > name, is NOT
> > an array, BUT a string, as is also in my case, lest his assignment:
> >
> > $array = 'I have changed you!';
> >
> > Be invalid because you are assigning a scalar value to an array (using
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php in the manual as
my
> > backup), so therefore, I believe $array is a string, not an actual
array,
> > based on these findings.
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Shiflett" <shiflett at php.net>
> > To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at lists.nyphp.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] Second time array_walk failed for me
> >
> >
> > > --- Phil Powell <soazine at erols.com> wrote:
> > > > $array =  strtoupper($array);
> > >
> > > An array is not a string. That's your problem.
> > >
> > > As for thinking that there is a bug and your general approach to
asking
> > > questions, you should really take the time to read this:
> > >
> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > >
> > > Specifically, this is relevant:
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > Don't claim that you have found a bug
> > >
> > > When you are having problems with a piece of software, don't claim you
> > > have found a bug unless you are very, very sure of your ground. Hint:
> > > unless you can provide a source-code patch that fixes the problem, or
a
> > > regression test against a previous version that demonstrates incorrect
> > > behavior, you are probably not sure enough.
> > >
> > > Remember, there are a lot of other users that are not experiencing
your
> > > problem. Otherwise you would have learned about it while reading the
> > > documentation and searching the Web (you did do that before
complaining,
> > > didn't you?). This means that very probably it is you who are doing
> > > something wrong, not the software.
> > >
> > > The people who wrote the software work very hard to make it work as
well
> > > as possible. If you claim you have found a bug, you'll be implying
that
> > > they did something wrong, and you will almost always offend them -
even
> > > when you are correct. It's especially undiplomatic to yell "bug" in
the
> > > Subject line.
> > >
> > > When asking your question, it is best to write as though you assume
you
> > > are doing something wrong, even if you are privately pretty
> > sure you have
> > > found an actual bug. If there really is a bug, you will hear about it
in
> > > the answer. Play it so the maintainers will want to apologize to you
if
> > > the bug is real, rather than so that you will owe them an apology if
you
> > > have messed up.
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
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