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The enumerated type for PHP
Posted by Jurgen in Languages, Programming on June 9th, 2013
Whenever a procedure accepts a limited set of variables one could use an enumeration. Enumerations make for clearer and more readable code, particularly when meaningful names are used. A page at MSDN states the benefits of using an enumeration include:
- reduction of errors caused by transposing or mistyping numbers,
- simplify changing values in the future,
- code is easier to read, which means it is less likely that errors will creep into it and/or
- ensuring forward compatibility. With enumerations, your code is less likely to fail if in the future someone changes the values corresponding to the member names.
Enumerations are a must if your software solution spans across multiple projects and/or if the team you work is rather large. Read the rest of this entry »