Topic: [SOLVED] Dummy PHP function or a dummny command ?

[paragkalra]

I have following logic in one of my php file:

if($var)
    echo "";
else
    die("Not defined");

It's working but the problem is that echo in "if" clause is inducing a new line. Does anyone know any dummy php function or a command which will do nothing and will also not insert a new line?

Or is there a way through which I can disable new line using "echo" itself?

[KingPhilip]

you could always do something like usleep(1), which would "pause" execution for 1ms. That's about the most 'dummy' like function I can think of (maybe like $i = 1, or something like that)

[.josh]

if you don't want the if condition to do anything if it's true, then just don't use it.


if (!$var) die("Not Defined");


or if you insist on having it but doing nothing, put nothing in it:


if ($var) {
   // I do nothing, what's the point in living??
} else {
  die("Not Defined");
}

[paragkalra]

Thanks KingPhilip & Crayon Violent for your suggestions  ...

as a workaround I am already using:

if(!$var)
    die("Not defined");

[.josh]

It's not really a workaround if it's how you are supposed to do it...

[paragkalra]

@ Crayon Violent

Yup U are correct...my aim was just to know if there is any dummy function or a command available in php...