[ic] [set members_only][/set] vs [tmp members_only][/tmp]

[Ed LaFrance]

At 09:47 AM 09/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>At 09:41 AM 9/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>At 04:36 PM 09/21/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>>>Hi list,
>>>
>>>What is the difference between [set members_only][/set] and [tmp 
>>>members_only][/tmp] ?
>>>In the foundation shop, they are both used, is there a reason behind 
>>>which one to use ?
>>
>>I haven't used [tmp] much, but my reading of the tag ref seems to 
>>indicate that [tmp] keys expire when page delivery is completed and the 
>>session is updated.  On the other hand, [scratch] keys, once set, will 
>>persist across multiple pages and generally don't expire until the 
>>session itself expires.  So use [tmp] when you only want to retain a 
>>value within one page, use [scratch] when you want to retain a value 
>>across several pages or for the duration of the user's session.
>>
>>NOTE: I am surmising quite a bit here - anyone else care to comment?
>>
>>- Ed L.
>
>Ed is indeed correct, and that means tmp is faster (by an order of 
>milliseconds, I'm sure) in cases where nothing has to be written to the 
>user session.
>
>Dan Browning <danpb@mail.com>
>

For clarity, I should correct myself - substitute [set] where I had used 
[scratch] above.  [scratch] is used to invoke a value which was previously 
assigned with either [set]/[seti] or [tmp].

- Ed L.




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