Re: AND in the if statement [message #171248 is a reply to message #171244] |
Wed, 29 December 2010 21:05 |
Captain Paralytic
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On Dec 29, 8:53 pm, richard <mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:37:05 +0000, Denis McMahon wrote:
>> On 29/12/10 19:37, richard wrote:
>>> Ok smart people, answer me this as I have not yet found an answer googling.
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>>> if (a=1) echo "hello";
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>> You haven't been listening.
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>> You have been told what is wrong with this at least twice in the last
>> two days. You are failing to absorb this essential and fundamental piece
>> of php.
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>>> In BASIC, I can say, if a=1 AND b=2 then do this.
>>> Meaning, both conditions MUST be true to get to "do this".
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>> php is not basic. You need to use the correct php syntax and constructs
>> to do things in php. When you learn the basic php syntaxes and
>> constructs, people may become more helpful.
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>>> Is it possible to include AND in the PHP if and if so, how?
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>>> Maybe like, if (a=1 and b=2) echo "hello";
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>> You say you are familiar with the php.net website, yet you obviously
>> managed to miss pages referring to control structures, specifically the
>> use of if, and logical and comparison operators, despite the fact that
>> they can be found in the clearly labelled control structures and
>> operators sections of the clearly labelled language reference section of
>> the clearly labelled manual.
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>> Therefore, for your next lesson, go to the php.net website, find the
>> manual pages that deal with:
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>> Manual
>> Language Reference
>> Operators
>> Operator Precedence
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>> Manual
>> Language Reference
>> Operators
>> Comparison Operators
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>> Manual
>> Language Reference
>> Operators
>> Logical Operators
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>> Manual
>> Language Reference
>> Control Structures
>> If
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>> Once you have read those pages, you will either know the answer to the
>> questions that you have asked here, or, if you do not then know the
>> answers, will instead know that you have no aptitude whatsoever for
>> programming in php and should find another hobby, probably one that does
>> not involve computers.
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>> Rgds
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>> Denis McMahon
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> If my syntax is wrong then so is the coding at php.net.
> From php.net's example:
> <?php
> if ($a > $b)
> echo "a is bigger than b";
> ?>
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> Where I may use a single = operator in a post, it is only to show what I'm
> after in the whole.
> I understand that it is best to use double == operators in real life.
Not "best" you idiot. In php = is an assignment operator and == is a
comparison one. They do completely different things.
php.net is not wrong, you are an idiot.
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