[drupal-devel] PHP 101: isset() does not check for
zero length(empty) strings
Robert Douglass
rob at robshouse.net
Fri Oct 14 06:04:36 UTC 2005
/me blushes and admits the same fuzziness.
Nedjo Rogers wrote:
> Awhile back I posted a similar question, see below. We have a need for
> some standard guidelines on when to use which test for empty, null, or
> set variables, arrays, and object properties.
> _______
>
> I find I'm sometimes not sure which types of test I should apply to test if
> a variable (or array key) is null or empty.
>
> Looking at the code, I see various usages:
>
> if (is_null($variable))
> if (empty($variable))
> if ($variable == NULL)
> if ($variable === NULL)
> if ($objectname->propertyname)
> if (array_key_exists($key, $arrayname))
> if ($arrayname['key'])
> etc.
>
> Can anyone point to or suggest a limited set of tests that we should use,
> and guidelines for when each should be applied? This would be a useful
> addition to the coding standards, http://drupal.org/node/318. Thanks!
>
>
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