Re: [PHP] if (empty versus if (isset

2013-02-20 Thread Tedd Sperling
On Feb 20, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Jim Giner wrote: > Basically it tells a savvy programmer whether or not his logic has caused the > var in question to "exist". Many times it is important simply to know that, > not what the var contains, which can lead to an error in processing. > > The isset() wi

Re: [PHP] if (empty versus if (isset

2013-02-20 Thread ma...@behnke.biz
isset checks if something is defined or if an array has a key with a value other than null read: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php#refsect1-function.isset-returnvalues empty check isset PLUS if the value is not null, false, 0 and wahtever php thinks is empty read: http://www.php.ne

Re: [PHP] if (empty versus if (isset

2013-02-19 Thread Adam Richardson
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:29 PM, John Taylor-Johnston wrote: > > What is the difference between? > > if (empty... http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.empty.php "Determine > whether a variable is empty" > and > if (isset... http://php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php "Determine if a > variable

[PHP] if (empty versus if (isset

2013-02-19 Thread John Taylor-Johnston
What is the difference between? if (empty... http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.empty.php "Determine whether a variable is empty" and if (isset... http://php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php "Determine if a variable is set and is not *|NULL|*" I have an . If it is not checked, it is NOT