function assert-options - Set/get the various assert flags

Description

mixed assert_options ( int $what [, mixed $value ] )

Set the various assert() control options or just query their current settings.

Parameters

what

**Assert Options**
Option	INI Setting	Default value	Description
ASSERT_ACTIVE	assert.active	1	enable assert() evaluation
ASSERT_WARNING	assert.warning	1	issue a PHP warning for each failed assertion
ASSERT_BAIL	assert.bail	0	terminate execution on failed assertions
ASSERT_QUIET_EVAL	assert.quiet_eval	0	disable error_reporting during assertion expression evaluation
ASSERT_CALLBACK	assert.callback	(`NULL`)	Callback to call on failed assertions

value

An optional new value for the option.

Return Values

Returns the original setting of any option or FALSE on errors.

Examples

Example #1 assert_options() example

 <?php
// This is our function to handle 
// assert failures
function assert_failure()
{
    echo 'Assert failed';
}

// This is our test function
function test_assert($parameter)
{
    assert(is_bool($parameter));
}

// Set our assert options
assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE,   true);
assert_options(ASSERT_BAIL,     true);
assert_options(ASSERT_WARNING,  false);
assert_options(ASSERT_CALLBACK, 'assert_failure');

// Make an assert that would fail
test_assert(1);

// This is never reached due to ASSERT_BAIL 
// being true
echo 'Never reached';
?>

assert_options

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