src/Archive/Tar.php
function setAttribute()
    {
        $v_result = true;

        // ----- Get the number of variable list of arguments
        if (($v_size = func_num_args()) == 0) {
            return true;
        }

        // ----- Get the arguments
        $v_att_list = &func_get_args();

        // ----- Read the attributes
        $i=0;
        while ($i<$v_size) {

            // ----- Look for next option
            switch ($v_att_list[$i]) {
                // ----- Look for options that request a string value
                case ARCHIVE_TAR_ATT_SEPARATOR :
                    // ----- Check the number of parameters
                    if (($i+1) >= $v_size) {
                        $this->_error('Invalid number of parameters for '
						              .'attribute ARCHIVE_TAR_ATT_SEPARATOR');
                        return false;
                    }

                    // ----- Get the value
                    $this->_separator = $v_att_list[$i+1];
                    $i++;
                break;

                default :
                    $this->_error('Unknow attribute code '.$v_att_list[$i].'');
                    return false;
            }

            // ----- Next attribute
            $i++;
        }

        return $v_result;
    }
function setAttribute()
    {
        $v_result = true;

        // ----- Get the number of variable list of arguments
        if (($v_size = func_num_args()) == 0) {
            return true;
        }

        // ----- Get the arguments
        $v_att_list = &func_get_args();

        // ----- Read the attributes
        $i=0;
        while ($i<$v_size) {

            // ----- Look for next option
            switch ($v_att_list[$i]) {
                // ----- Look for options that request a string value
                case ARCHIVE_TAR_ATT_SEPARATOR :
                    // ----- Check the number of parameters
                    if (($i+1) >= $v_size) {
                        $this->_error('Invalid number of parameters for '
						              .'attribute ARCHIVE_TAR_ATT_SEPARATOR');
                        return false;
                    }

                    // ----- Get the value
                    $this->_separator = $v_att_list[$i+1];
                    $i++;
                break;

                default :
                    $this->_error('Unknow attribute code '.$v_att_list[$i].'');
                    return false;
            }

            // ----- Next attribute
            $i++;
        }

        return $v_result;
    }
This method set specific attributes of the archive. It uses a variable
list of parameters, in the format attribute code + attribute values :
$arch->setAttribute(ARCHIVE_TAR_ATT_SEPARATOR, ',');

@param mixed $argv variable list of attributes and values

@return true on success, false on error.
@access public