Re: variable substitution

On Jan 1, 2008 2:17 PM, jekillen <jekillen@prodigy.net> wrote: > Hello again; > I have two variables declared in the global scope of a script. > $string_a = 'stuff $string_b and more stuff'; > $string_b = ''; > One is a string with a reference for substitution to the other > string which is empty. > In the processing body of the script are if/if else blocks. > In these blocks I want to use $string_a and > set $string_b to a value > if( condition) > { $string_b = 'by the way;';... etc > so $string_a should read: > "stuff and by the way; and more stuff" > But this substitution will not take place > in the context of the else if block. I do not > want to write $string_a in at least 5 different > if else blocks because it is about 10 lines > intended to be an e-mail message body -> !SPAM. > > this script is used to process data sent from a > link in another e-mail message used to validate > and e-mail address. > > Q: Is there a way to get the substitution to take > place here? (by reference, maybe?) > > Thank you in advance for info > Jeff K > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Hmmm... will this work? function get_string_a() { global $string_b; return "stuff $string_b and more stuff"; } -Casey