Return values from include/require (Was: Re: [PHP-DEV] Bug #14165 Updated: No way to return variables from remote include())

On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 10:01:34PM -0000, sniper@php.net wrote : > ID: 14165 > Updated by: sniper > Reported By: steve@petabit.com > Status: Bogus > Bug Type: Feature/Change Request > Operating System: Linux > PHP Version: 4.0.5 > New Comment: > > Maybe if you added some example script here (which you think > should work) we might understand what you mean? > > And note that include/require don't return anything. > They are language constructs, not functions. Those function do return values. However, 'require' seems to have a problem. File a.php: <?php ?> (i.e., it is empty) File b.php Test 1: <?php $foo = include 'a.php'; var_dump($foo);?> outputs php -f b.php int(1) Test 2: <?php $foo = include_once 'a.php'; var_dump($foo); ?> outputs php -f b.php int(1) Test 3: <?php $foo = require 'a.php'; var_dump($foo); ?> outputs php -f b.php UNKNOWN:0 Test 4: <?php $foo = require_once 'a.php'; var_dump($foo); ?> outputs php -f b.php int(1) Further testing showed that include, include_once and require_once behaved the same in terms of return values. The all returned the return "return_value"; when using file a.php with <? return "return_value"; ?> in $foo. However, require still returns UNKNOWN:0 This was tested with RC3 and CVS on debian linux (also on two different machines). However, when I asked someone else he reported that 'require' on freebsd also returned int(1). I'm using no php.ini file. Can somone run this tests too on same/other machines? - Markus