On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:24:31 +0200, William Stokes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to learn functions (just started). I can't see why this fails: > <?php > function count($var)
You cannot use count as a function name - count() actually does something - see the php manual > { > if ($var == 10){ > $result = $var + 10; > return $result; > } > else { > $result = $var + 20; > return $result; > } > } > $setvar = 10; > count($setvar); > echo "$result"; > ?> This is what you may want: <?php function my_count($var) { if ($var == 10){ $result = $var + 10; return $result; } else { $result = $var + 20; return $result; } } $setvar = 10; echo my_count($setvar); ?> > > I probably just didn't understand my manual. Any ideas? > > Thanks > -Will > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php