note 24942 added to functions.arguments

From: Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 16:02:03 +0000
Subject: note 24942 added to functions.arguments
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Unfortunately it looks like default values have to be constants. You can't ask that the default value be set by a function. For example this won't workor compile: a(); function a ($b=b()) { } function b() { return 1; } The error is: Parse error: parse error, unexpected '(', expecting ')' in /www/htdocs/jc/t.php on line 5 -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+24942 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+24942 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+24942

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