Function definition with optional parameters?

[Phester]

Some of the functions that are part of PHP have optional parameters. Is
it possible to define your own function so that it has optional
parameters? If so, how is that done?

Thanks,

Phester

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at
yahoo

[Andy Hassall]

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:20:33 GMT, Phester <ph*****@nonexistenthost.com> wrote:

Some of the functions that are part of PHP have optional parameters. Is
it possible to define your own function so that it has optional
parameters? If so, how is that done?

Certainly; you can give the optional parameters default values.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php

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[Pedro]

Phester wrote:

Is
it possible to define your own function so that it has optional
parameters?
Yes.

If so, how is that done?

Define a function, giving the last parameters a default value

<?php
function xyz($a, $b, $c=0, $d='localhost') {
// do nothing :-)
}

### and then call it
xyz(0, 0, 3, 'yahoo.com');
xyz(0, 0, 4); // same as xyz(0, 0, 4, 'localhost');
xyz(0, 0); // same as xyz(0, 0, 0, 'localhost');
?>

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[Phester]

Andy Hassall wrote:

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:20:33 GMT, Phester <ph*****@nonexistenthost.com> wrote:

Some of the functions that are part of PHP have optional parameters. Is
it possible to define your own function so that it has optional
parameters? If so, how is that done?

Certainly; you can give the optional parameters default values.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php

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Thanks!

Phester

[Phester]

Pedro wrote:

Phester wrote:

Is
it possible to define your own function so that it has optional
parameters?

....
Define a function, giving the last parameters a default value

<?php
function xyz($a, $b, $c=0, $d='localhost') {
// do nothing :-)
}

### and then call it
xyz(0, 0, 3, 'yahoo.com');
xyz(0, 0, 4); // same as xyz(0, 0, 4, 'localhost');
xyz(0, 0); // same as xyz(0, 0, 0, 'localhost');
?>

Thanks, that's exactly what's required.

Phester