Re: return

Well, you could do it without a return, but first, addslashes() returns the modified string, it does not do in-place replacement. And second, you would need to pass the string in by reference, like this: function test (& $var) { $var = addslashes($var) } $foo = "He's dreaming"; test($foo); print($foo); -Rasmus On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Jordan wrote: > Eric, > > Isnt there really no need for the 'return' though? > > $test ($var) > { > addslashes($var) > } > > $foo = "He's dreaming"; > $foo = test($foo); > print($foo); > //should also print He\'s dreaming > > Am I incorrect in thinking this? > > -Jordan K. Martin > http://www.newimagedesign.com > > > Eric Coleman <eric.coleman@zaireweb.com> wrote in message > news:018e01c1d93d$cd404be0$0201a8c0@zaireweb... > > But to answer your question > > > > The purpose of return, is to "return" a value.. > > > > function test($var) > > { > > return addslashes($var); > > } > > > > $foo = "Yes, I'am Very Awsome"; > > $foo = test($foo); > > echo($foo); > > // echo's, Yes I\'am Very Awsome > > > > Understand? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus@lerdorf.ca> > > To: "Gary" <garyb10@earthlink.net> > > Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 11:43 PM > > Subject: Re: [PHP] return > > > > > > > Nope, that code makes no sense. $_POST is an array containing the POST > > > variables. You make a copy of that array an put it in $foo thereby > > > overwriting the passed in $foo. Then you return $$foo which actually > ends > > > up returning a variable named $Array. It does not look like you have a > > > $Array variable in scope, and it is surely not what the misguided coder > > > behind this code was trying to achieve. In short, this is completely > > > bogus. > > > > > > -Rasmus > > > > > > On Sun, 31 Mar 2002, Gary wrote: > > > > > > > Can someone explain to me the reason for using return. > > > > > > > > function _getValue($foo) > > > > { > > > > $foo = $_POST; > > > > return ${$foo}; > > > > } > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >