[thelist] a PHP function question
misterhaan
misterhaan at track7.org
Sun Feb 11 21:40:35 CST 2007
Bob Meetin wrote:
> function censor ($data)
> {
> if (eregi('[gambl]', $data)) { $message = "inappropriate content - submission denied"; $pass = "NO"; }
> return $data;
> echo "p: $pass<br>"; // this is just a test to see if the variable is set - and it fails.
> }
>
> unfortunately calling the function doesn't return the $pass variable to
> the form (either within the function or in the form). what am i missing
the echo line will never get called since it's immediately after a
return statement.
if you want $pass to have wider scope than just the function, just put
"global $pass;" as the first line of your function.
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