Re: Silly question - include vs. eval

On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 12:19 -0500, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > Sándor Tamás (HostWare Kft . ) wrote: > > Yes, Rob is right. My original question is about the difference between > > the processing of a file-based site with include() OR eval(). In that > > case, if I understood it correctly, the results are the same. > > > > But! If the included pages contain functions, classes, etc. With eval(), > > can I use them? With include(), I know I should be able to use them. But > > in some mysterious cases I don't have access to a function. If I cut out > > from the included file, and put in on the file which includes that, just > > before (or after) the includ(), I don't have any problem with it. > > > > The next step, that if I include a file in a function, can I use the > > functions wrote in the included file? > > As I know, include just makes a copy-paste, so if I use it IN a > > function, then all function will be in function scope, am I right? > > Yes, if you use an include inside a function, then any functions / non > global vars in the included file will only be available inside the > including function. This is NOT, I repeat, NOT true for functions. Functions are ALWAYS global. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP