- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = 1;
$b = 2;
$c = 0;
$d = $e = $f = -1;
if ( $d = $c && $e = $b && $f = $a ) {
echo "yes";
}
var_dump($d, $e, $f);
// Why isn't this a parse error?? It doesn't do:
// $d = ($c && $e) = ($b && $f) = $a
// (because that is a parse error on its own)
// So what does it do??
echo "\n\n";
$d = $e = $f = -1;
if ( $d = $c and $e = $b and $f = $a ) {
echo "yes";
}
var_dump($d, $e, $f);
// ($d = $c) && ($e = $b) && ($f = $a) so only $d=$c is executed, bc $c is falsy
echo "\n\n";
$d = $e = $f = -1;
if ( $d = $a and $e = $b and $f = $c ) {
echo "yes";
}
var_dump($d, $e, $f);
// ($d = $a) && ($e = $b) && ($f = $c) and all 3 are executed, bc first 2 are truthy