Re: Functions defined within other functions

Heikki Korpela writes: > > I couldn't find any explanation of functions defined within other functions > in the PHP manual. If they are not documented, I propose that they are > documented. > > Example of an inner function: > > <?php > function Outer() { > function Inner() { > print 'bar'; > } > print 'foo'; > Inner(); > print "\n"; > } > Outer(); > ?> > > -- > | Heikki Korpela | heikki.korpela@wapit.com | tel. +358 50 3838 609 | > | Software Developer, Wapit Finland | > http://www.wapit.com | > -- > "Even though it does not work, how does it feel?" From http://www.php.net/manual/functions.php: Any valid PHP code may appear inside a function, even other functions and class definitions. Of course, the second time you call that function you'll get a fatal error. :) This is because you can only declare functions once. Hope this helps, Torben -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> Netmill iTech| |http://www.coastnet.com/~torben http://www.netmill.fi| |Ph: 1 250 383-9735 torben@netmill.fi| +----------------------------------------------------------------+