note 83490 added to language.variables.scope

Useful function: <?php function cycle($a, $b, $i=0) { static $switches = array(); if (isset($switches[$i])) $switches[$i] = !$switches[$i]; else !$switches[$i] = true; return ($switches[$i])?$a:$b; } ?> Exeample <?php for ($i = 1; $i<3; $i++) { echo $i.cycle('a', 'b').PHP_EOL; for ($j = 1; $j<5; $j++) { echo ' '.$j.cycle('a', 'b', 1).PHP_EOL; for ($k = 1; $k<3; $k++) { echo ' '.$k.cycle('c', 'd', 2).PHP_EOL; } } } /** Output: 1a 1a 1c 2d 2b 1c 2d 3a 1c 2d 4b 1c 2d 2b 1a 1c 2d 2b 1c 2d 3a 1c 2d 4b 1c 2d */ ?> ---- Server IP: 82.160.94.10 Probable Submitter: 213.25.147.67 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/83490 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83490 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/83490 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php