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Variable scope The scope of a variable is the context within which it is defined. For the most part all PHP variables only have a single scope. However, within user-defined functions a local function scope is introduced. Any variable used inside a function is by default limited to the local function scope. For example: $a = 1; /* global scope */ Function Test () { echo $a; /* reference to local scope variable */ } Test (); This script will not produce any output because the echo statement refers to a local version of the $a variable, and it has not been assigned a value within this scope. You may notice that this is a little bit different from the C language in that global variables in C are automatically available to functions unless specifically overridden by a local definition. This can cause some problems in that people may inadvertently change a global variable. In PHP global variables must be declared global inside a function if they are going to be used in that function. An example: $a = 1; $b = 2; Function Sum () { global $a, $b; $b = $a + $b; } Sum (); echo $b; The above script will output "3". By declaring $a and $b global within the function, all references to either variable will refer to the global version. There is no limit to the number of global variables that can be manipulated by a function. 86 |
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