Variable scope difference between PHP and C: block scope is not exactly the same?
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The following PHP code will output 3.
function main() {
if (1) {
$i = 3;
}
echo $i;
}
main();
But the following C code will raise a compile error.
void main() {
if (1) {
int i = 3;
}
printf("%d", i);
}
So variables in PHP are not strictly block-scoped?
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