Re: [Fwd: Re: [PHP] Please stop me from tearing my hair out.]

On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 10:53 -0700, James Ausmus wrote: > On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote: > <snip> > > Ummm, yes it is :) Static variables have persistence beyond the function > > call and thus beyond the function scope itself. > > > Umm, no it's not. Static variables have persistence, but are scoped > just like normal variables - > http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php, > about 10% > down the page, under the header "Using static variables" - "A static > variable exists only in a local function scope, but it does not lose > its value when program execution leaves this scope." So returning the variable exports it's value outside the scope... semantics. Doh, just reviewed the code I updated for Byron and I forgot to return $con. > Three simple ways to fix this: > > 1. Declare $con as a global > 2. Return $con from the initialization function, and pass it in as a > parameter to all functions that need it Yeah, that's it :) > 3. Put all these functions into a class, and make $con a member of the > class, so it could be referenced by $this->con > > >From the looks of your code, #3 is really your right answer, as it > appears you're trying to create a set of functions that are related, > and need to shared common data - you've got yourself an object... > Otherwise, if you don't want to go OOP, then go with #2, as #1 is the > most dirty way of fixing the problem. :) Hear, hear. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP