If you have file with name "0" , with
while ($file = readdir($dir)) {
it will be casted to false, but this is regular file. Thus !== is used.
Regards,
Andrey Hristov
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From: "mike cullerton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "php-general" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:01 PM
Subject: [PHP] RTFM code snippet
> hey folks, hope the new year is treating everyone well.
>
> i was RTFMing yesterday and ran across this piece of code
>
> while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
>
> which is similar to stuff i've done
>
> while ($file = readdir($dir)) {
>
> so, what am i not catching with my code, and what is really going on in the
> RTFM code with the "false !==" part?
>
> thanks y'all,
> mike
>
> -- mike cullerton
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