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| Book: | PHP Pocket Reference | |
| Subject: | PHP Pocket Reference Review | |
| Date: | 2000-06-15 10:42:06 | |
| From: | Chuck | |
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Overall, I find the Pocket Reference to be a useful desktop reference. Most useful are the first several chapters, which explain about variables, operators, control structures, etc. I like the alternative explanations of these concepts and the examples Rasmus provides. The function reference leaves much to be desired, however. After reading the half-sentence explanations, I found myself going to the official documentation for what the function really does and how to use it. This reduces the function reference to a reminder of what is available and the arguments they take. Moreover, I did find errors in the ereg_replace and eregi_replace functions, the replacement string is not documented and these functions do not take a regs argument. In short, the language reference is very useful, but the function reference should be expanded considerably. And yes, it needs a bigger companion book. |
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