Re: function array problem

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > I've had a bit of a problem with a function I'm using for a form. > Essentially, the function looks like this: > > function addEvent($values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => > '', > 'description' => '', 'errors' => Array())) > { > // code here displays the form > } > > The function is used to both display an empty form, and the form > populated with values again should there be any validation errors. > > Now this works fine when the form has been filled out and there are > errors present, as I can call the function with the correct array > values. However, when I call the function with no arguments (intending > the function to populate the $values array itself) all it does is > present me with an empty array. A print_r($values) just returns > Array( ), no key values defined. > > I altered the function to this: > > function addEvent($values = Array()) > { > if(count($values) == 0) > { > $values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => > '', 'description' => > '', 'errors' => Array()); > } > // code here displays the form > } > > then all works as intended. Question is, am I being dense, or is there a > reason why this shouldn't work? > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > It seems to work OK for me. I typically use your altered format or the form that Bastien posted (except I usually default the parameters to null rather than an empty string) though. <?php function addEvent($values = Array('name' => '', 'venue' => '', 'description' => '', 'errors' => Array())) { // code here displays the form print_r($values); } addEvent(); ?> X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.0 Content-type: text/html Array ( [name] => [venue] => [description] => [errors] => Array ( ) ) Andrew