RE: [PHP] Problems with globals...

OHH, then remove the global all together... once you assign $stringVariable, itr will be available outside the function, or hell, return() if if you want.... > function stringsToLower( $stringsArray ) { > for( $elNum = 0; $elNum < count( $stringsArray ); $elNum++ ) { > > $stringVariable = $stringsArray[$elNum]; > > $stringVariable = strtolower( $$stringVariable ); > > } > } > On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Boget, Chris wrote: > > do this: > > make it global for use in the function, before you try to > > manupliate it > > > Huh? What is that going to do? It is going to set the > variable $stringVariable as global; a variable which is > defined nowhere else. Then, the rest of the code essentially > goes nowhere. > What I'm trying to do with the above loop is the same as > this (in this particular example): > > function stringsToLower() { > > global $joe; > global $bob; > global $briggs; > > $joe = strtolower( $joe ); > $bob = strtolower( $bob ); > $briggs = strtolower( $briggs ); > > ) > > and putting the global statement outside the for loop will > not do this. > > Thanks for the help, but I am not sure if I was explicit > enough with what I need. Sorry. :/ > > Chris >