why are assignments in conditions bad?

Question

I am using NetBeans for PHP 6.5.

In my code I frequently use the following type of command:

if (($row = $db->get_row($sql))) {
        return $row         


        

Answer 1

It's probably trying to help you avoid the dreaded typo:

if(a = b)
   //logic error

Although I would expect an enviroment smart enough to warn you about that, to also be smart enough to have "oh, don't worry about that case" conditions.