[thelist] functions in PHP and arguments (was: PHP string tip...)
Charles F. Johnson
charles at littlegreenfootballs.com
Fri Aug 31 20:40:10 CDT 2001
Joe Crawford <jcrawford at avencom.com> typed:
> So *this* is the way to make arguments optional in PHP? This is
> something that has bothered me for a while - how to make a function with
> optional arguments.
To split hairs a bit, this method of calling a function doesn't make the
argument optional; it gives it a default value if none is passed.
> And how would I make a function with an arbitrary number of arguments?
> like in JavaScript where you can access a functioname.arguments[] array.
You can do this by using func_num_args(), func_get_arg(), and
func_get_args().
charles johnson
lgf web design
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