Re: private functions

You'll have to use the function to find out if the function is defined. http://php.net/function_exists You may want to mess with method_exists and try to define it as a method rather than a global function, which is what I think you are doing at this point. -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Lukas <sofnologyREMOVE@xtra.co.nz> Newsgroups: php.general To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:34 PM Subject: private functions > Hello, > > Sorry, i posted this to my local newsfeed a while ago but i don't think it > is propogating properly, however i apologise if this appears twice. > > --- > > i've been using private functions like the code below a little, and just > discovered that if you call the outside function more than once you get an > error. Apparently it doesn't like redeclaring the inside function the second > time you call the outside function... this seems strange to me. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > <? > function foo(){ > > function private_to_foo(){ > echo("this is private to foo\n"); > } > > // call my private function > echo("Hello, calling my private function....\n"); > private_to_foo(); > } > > // call our function > echo("About to call foo\n"); > foo(); > > // if you call it again it dies > foo(); > > ?> > > Lukas > > > >