Comments on: The benefits of colon syntax for control structures http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/ /* PHP & MySQL Journal */ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:39:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris London http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 Chris London Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:01:28 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1859 Great article. I've also wondered about the performance affects of colon syntax over braces. Anyone done benchmark testing? There are other statements that can use the colon syntax. All of them are: if, for, foreach, switch, and while. Source: http://www.kwista.com/programming/colon-syntax-in-php/ Again I liked the article! Great article. I’ve also wondered about the performance affects of colon syntax over braces. Anyone done benchmark testing?

There are other statements that can use the colon syntax. All of them are: if, for, foreach, switch, and while.

Source: http://www.kwista.com/programming/colon-syntax-in-php/

Again I liked the article!

]]> By: sameer http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 sameer Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:18:27 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1126 This was not an exercise in writing a sorting algorithm but just an example code to demonstrate the colon syntax. This was not an exercise in writing a sorting algorithm but just an example code to demonstrate the colon syntax.

]]> By: Andrew Thompson http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Andrew Thompson Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:30:39 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1122 Rather than using a different syntax or reducing the nesting, the above could be written: $a = $array; sort($a); return $a == $array Less code is better =) Actually, I have no idea whether this'll be slower or not, as sort is done in c. Rather than using a different syntax or reducing the nesting, the above could be written:

$a = $array;
sort($a);
return $a == $array

Less code is better =)

Actually, I have no idea whether this’ll be slower or not, as sort is done in c.

]]> By: Nick http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Nick Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:17:31 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1073 I agree, some times using the colon syntax is good, especially when mixing HTML and PHP. I think you should have shown an example that mixed the two though! I agree, some times using the colon syntax is good, especially when mixing HTML and PHP. I think you should have shown an example that mixed the two though!

]]> By: Jani Hartikainen http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Jani Hartikainen Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:19:19 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1068 By commenting the closing brace you basically repeat yourself. So you have an if, and you decide to change how it works - you have to also update the comment, or suddenly it doesn't make any sense at all. Don't like. By commenting the closing brace you basically repeat yourself. So you have an if, and you decide to change how it works – you have to also update the comment, or suddenly it doesn’t make any sense at all.

Don’t like.

]]> By: Martin Sarsini http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Martin Sarsini Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:10:12 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1066 yes I like the idea of colon syntax structure, but what I like of my editor (jEdit) is that by selection an opening or closing curly braket and the editor pairs them together. I am sure with some modification it will work also with the colon syntax. So what I do is to use the traditional brakets and always comment the opening and closing, like } /* endif isset(var_name) */ yes I like the idea of colon syntax structure, but what I like of my editor (jEdit) is that by selection an opening or closing curly braket and the editor pairs them together. I am sure with some modification it will work also with the colon syntax.
So what I do is to use the traditional brakets and always comment the opening and closing, like
} /* endif isset(var_name) */

]]> By: Jani Hartikainen http://www.codediesel.com/php/the-benefits-of-the-colon-syntax-for-control-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Jani Hartikainen Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:07:50 +0000 http://www.codediesel.com/?p=150#comment-1065 I think rather than using different syntax, the above code could be written: $i=0; if(!is_array($array)) { return; } $total_elements = count($array); while($total_elements > 1) { if(!($array[$i] < $array[$i+1])) { return false; } $i++; $total_elements--; } return true; Less nesting is better =) I think rather than using different syntax, the above code could be written:

$i=0;
if(!is_array($array)) {
return;
}

$total_elements = count($array);

while($total_elements > 1) {
if(!($array[$i] < $array[$i+1])) {
return false;
}

$i++;
$total_elements–;
}

return true;

Less nesting is better =)

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