Re: Populate var with function output string?
| From: | Ernest E Vogelsinger | Date: | Tue, 04 Mar 2003 01:38:49 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Populate var with function output string? | ||
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At 04:56 04.03.2003, CF High said:
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>Hey all.
>
>Is it possible to populate a var with an output string generated by a
>function? So:
>
>*******************************
>function write_string(count) {
>
> for ($x = 0; $x < $count; $x++) {
>
> echo "<option value=$x> Row $x</option>";
>
> }
>
>}
>
>$my_string = write_string(5);
>
>echo $my_string;
>*******************************
>
>I need $count option elements stored in $my_string. How to make this happen.
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You might use output buffering:
ob_start;
write_string(5);
$my_string = ob_get_buffer();
ob_end_clean();
Output buffering is stackable, i.e. the above code will work even if you
have ob turned on already.
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