#50414 [Opn->Bgs]: strange return attitude in user functions

ID: 50414 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported By: bakhtiyor dot bahriddinov at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Windows XP SP2 PHP Version: 5.2.11 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-12-08 19:08:52] bakhtiyor dot bahriddinov at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Why return functions in recursive functions doesn't exit and return value from function but instead loops until end of loop? Reproduce code: --------------- <?php function check_folder($directory){ if ($dir = @opendir($directory)){ while ($file = readdir($dir)) { if (($file != ".")&&($file != "..")) { $tempDir = $directory."/".$file; if (is_dir($tempDir)) { check_folder($tempDir); } else { $file_name = $directory."/".$file; $file_in_use=check_in_resources($file_name); if ($file_in_use!=false){ / return 1; } } } } } return 0; } Expected result: ---------------- i expected function to return 1 when var $file_in_use!=false. but it everytime returns 0 Actual result: -------------- i expected function to return 1 when var $file_in_use!=false. but it everytime returns 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50414&edit=1