Re: Silly question - include vs. eval

Robert Cummings wrote: > 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. Yes, I was too hasty. The nested function will only be defined once the nesting function has been called. Then it will be available globally. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com