PHP functions calls with a @ in front of them???

[yaa]

Hello,

looking at some PHP code my attention was captured by seeing all PHP function called with a @ in front of them. Is this some old syntax for calling functions. Can it be used even with user functions? Is there any reason for using it? I must admit that in reading such a code "visually" finding function calls is much easier.

Regards,
yaa

[barand]

@ before function_call() suppresses the error message if things have gone wrong and stops it being displayed in the browser window for the world to see.

However, you should check for the errors yourself when you use it and handle the error in a more graceful way.

[yaa]

Will the error handler specified with set_error_handler be called when using the @ error-control operator or will the code in case of a non critical error simply go on being executed??

Regards,
yaa