Using variables in Two Function?

Barkster

I have a page that has two functions on it, on load I check for posted
value if exists I set some variables that I want to use in the
functions but don't want to pass back and forth. Do I need to be using
global variables in order to use this variable in each function? Are
global variables only available to the page they are called correct?
Never used them before but I'm not getting the values if I just set a
$var at the top of the page. Thanks

May 22 '06 #1

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milahu

You can either use globals (a) or pass a variable pointer to the
function (b).

a)
$foo = true;
function f($a, $b) {
global $foo;
$foo = false;
}
f(1, 2);

b)
$foo = true;
function f($a, $b, &$global) {
$global = false;
}
f(1, 2, $foo);

Cheers

May 22 '06 #2

Jerry Stuckle

Barkster wrote:

I have a page that has two functions on it, on load I check for posted
value if exists I set some variables that I want to use in the
functions but don't want to pass back and forth. Do I need to be using
global variables in order to use this variable in each function? Are
global variables only available to the page they are called correct?
Never used them before but I'm not getting the values if I just set a
$var at the top of the page. Thanks

Global variables are like any other variables - only available in that page.

Rather than define them as global, however, you should pass them as parameters
to the functions where they are required.

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May 22 '06 #3

Barkster

This is the simplified way I have it now:

$var = true;
$var2 = 2;

function getval() {
display();
}

function display() {
if($var) echo 'true' //not getting a value for $var?
}

<body>
</php getval(); ?>
</body>

May 22 '06 #4

David Haynes

Barkster wrote:

This is the simplified way I have it now:

$var = true;
$var2 = 2;

function getval() {
display();
}

function display() {
if($var) echo 'true' //not getting a value for $var?
}

<body>
</php getval(); ?>
</body>

As others have said, there are many ways to do this. Either:

function display($var) {
if( $var ) echo 'true';
]

would work, or:

function display() {
global $var;
if( $var ) echo 'true';
}

would also work.

-david-

May 22 '06 #5

Barkster

Thanks, got it to work.

May 22 '06 #6

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