Re: [PHP] returning more than 1 value from function
Sorry ... busy morning ... I misplaced the & for the reference. They
should be on the arguments on the function definiton, not the function
call.
Sorry if I caused any confusion.
~Chris /"\
\ / Microsoft Security Specialist:
X The moron in Oxymoron.
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On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Chris Wesley wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, andy wrote:
>
> > i am wondering if it is possible to return more than 1 value from a
> > function?
>
> You can pass your arguments by reference.
>
> function test( $arg1, $arg2 ){
> $arg1 = "foo";
> $arg2 = "bar";
> }
>
> $var1 = "";
> $var2 = "";
>
> test( &$var1, &$var2 ); // Note the "&" before the arguments.
> ?>
>
> The result will be that $var1 == "foo" and $var2 == "bar".
>
> You can mix it up too ... if you want the function to return a value (say,
> true or false) AND modify arguments, modify only a subset of the
> arguments, etc.
>
> (see http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php)
>
> g.luck,
> ~Chris /"\
>\ / Microsoft Security Specialist:
> X The moron in Oxymoron.
>/ \ http://www.thebackrow.net
>
>
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Re: [PHP] returning more than 1 value from function
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, andy wrote: > i am wondering if it is possible to return more than 1 value from a > function? You can pass your arguments by reference. The result will be that $var1 == "foo" and $var2 == "bar". You can mix it up too ... if you want the function to return a value (say, true or false) AND modify arguments, modify only a subset of the arguments, etc. (see http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php) g.luck, ~Chris /"\ \ / Microsoft Security Specialist: X The moron in Oxymoron. / \ http://www.thebackrow.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] returning more than 1 value from function
On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 07:16:39PM +0200, andy wrote:
>
> i am wondering if it is possible to return more than 1 value from a
> function?
>
> test(){
> return $value1, $value2
> }
You can return an array. Or, you can global the variables and then set
them to the values you want.
--Dan
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[PHP] returning more than 1 value from function
hi there,
i am wondering if it is possible to return more than 1 value from a
function?
something like
test(){
return $value1, $value2
}
Thanx for any help,
Andy
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