Re: [binarycloud-dev] A small question on a mystery...

[Alex B. <en...@tu...>]

> Alex:
> 
> Are you pulling our leg?  We notice that since PHP cannot use
> dots in variables that PHP converts all POST/GET var names,
> replacing the dot with an underscore.
> 
> In your demo of Hello World, you use a dot in a GET variable
> to switch the layout (.tmpl).  This, of course, gets converted
> to _tmpl, which you are testing for the switching.
> 
> Why do you do this?  Is there some higher meaning?  Are you
> just chuckling to yourself because you finally got someone
> to bite on this little insignificant thingy?

heheh, no.

It is "stylistically" significant, all url "messaging" to core will contain
.foo -> _foo

It's nice because you have a way of differentiating between those vars and
other just by the name. We'll have to get those thorough Request soon, but
for the moment they're global.

> I feel like I am writing Dear Abby.

hehe, oh shit I hope I don't start receiving letters about "what should I do
about my girlfriend? what should I do about my girlfriend?"

heh,

_alex


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