All the ways to call a method in PHP There are many ways to call a method in PHP. Method calling is a very common task, and, although the most common syntax is the overwhelming majority, there are some niche syntaxes for specific usages. And some good old syntaxes too. Since they are scattered across […]
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Jan
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All the recursive Functions in PHP A recursive function is a function that calls itself, in order to solve a problem. This type of function is often used in situations where a problem can be broken down into smaller, similar yet smaller problems. The function keeps calling itself with modified arguments until a base case […]
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Apr
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How many parameters is too many? Now, that is a classic question, that is often a minefield for anyone writing an increasing long list of argument in a method, or simply trying to set up auditing tools. Obviously, the answer is not immediate. Parameters may be needed, but on the other hands, currying functions allows […]