what is the difference....

[Disco]

Hi,

What is the difference between....


$data = file($this->URL);
....and...
$data = @file($this->URL);


and when/why would I choose one over the other?

Thanks

[matty]

Disco wrote:

> Hi,
>
> What is the difference between....
>
>
> $data = file($this->URL);
> ...and...
> $data = @file($this->URL);
>
>
> and when/why would I choose one over the other?
>
> Thanks

The "@" causes errors/warnings to be hidden, so you don't
get

Warning: unable to open /home/bits/foo.txt

etc etc if there's a problem

Use it if, well, you're doing something that might cause
an error, that you want to test for afterwards without
generating stuff in your output

It's not the same as perl!

Matt