How do I set a variable from inside a function? [duplicate] - php

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Giving my function access to outside variable
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Closed 6 years ago.
How do I set a variable from inside a function?
$test is supposed to be an object, I don't know if that makes a difference.
<?php
$test;
function hi() {
$test = new obj();
}
?>
Whenever I check if $test is set, I get false. This is not a class so I can't do $this->test

<?php
function hi() {
$test = new obj();
return $test;
}
$test=hi();
?>

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Reference: What is variable scope, which variables are accessible from where and what are "undefined variable" errors?
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Closed 4 years ago.
Hi I am new to php and I just run into a problem. I would like to get local variable data outside the function after it was called.
function MyFunction() {
$x = set
}
if($x == "set"){
code...
}
You can't do that. Instead return the value from the function.
function MyFunction() {
$x = "set";
return $x
}
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code...
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How to share variables in php functions [duplicate]

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Sharing var from one function to the other function in PHP Class
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Closed 4 years ago.
Let's say I have two different functions, and one of them has a defined variable. In the second function, I don't wanna write the same variable again, can I simply use the variable from the first function in the second one WITHOUT redefining it in the second function?
Someting like:
class example{
public function a($foo){
$foo2 = $foo + 1
return $foo2;
}
public function b($foo2){
echo "result: " . $foo2;
}
}
It's simple, you can use a property $foo2 and access it from both methods:
class example{
private $foo2;
public function a($foo){
$this->foo2 = $foo + 1
return $this->foo2;
}
public function b(){
echo "result: " . $this->foo2;
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Unable to access included variable from separate PHP script [duplicate]

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Reference: What is variable scope, which variables are accessible from where and what are "undefined variable" errors?
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Closed 6 years ago.
I'm not new to programming but I am very new to PHP. I just can't figure out why this variable is not being recognised. I have a file called utils.php in directory utils like this:
<?php
$the_var = 'A'
function foo($bar) {
echo $bar;
}
?>
...and another file called work.php in a parent directory of utils like this:
<?php
include('utils/utils.php');
function doIt() {
echo $the_var; // is always empty
foo('bar'); // no problem
}
?>
Why can't the variable $the_var be accessed?
Variable inside function is not global. If you can access to variable $the_var use
function doIt($the_var) {
echo $the_var;
foo('bar'); // no problem
}
or
function doIt() {
echo $GLOBALS['the_var'];
foo('bar'); // no problem
}

PHP closure function appended to stdObject and chained [duplicate]

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Closed 11 years ago.
Possible Duplicate:
Calling closure assigned to object property directly
If I have a class like this:
class test{
function one(){
$this->two()->func(); //Since $test is returned, why can I not call func()?
}
function two(){
$test = (object) array();
$test->func = function(){
echo 'Does this work?';
};
return $test;
}
}
$new = new test;
$new->one(); //Expecting 'Does this work?'
So my question is, when I call function two from function one, function two returns the $test variable which has a closure function of func() attached to it. Why can I not call that as a chained method?
Edit
I just remembered that this can also be done by using $this->func->__invoke() for anyone that needs that.
Because this is currently a limitation of PHP. What you are doing is logical and should be possible. In fact, you can work around the limitation by writing:
function one(){
call_user_func($this->two()->func);
}
or
function one(){
$f = $this->two()->func;
$f();
}
Stupid, I know.

Retrieving the name of the current function in PHP [duplicate]

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How do I get the function name inside a function in PHP?
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Closed 8 years ago.
Is there a function that can return the name of the current function a program is executing?
Yes, you can get the function's name with the magic constant __FUNCTION__
class foo
{
function print_func()
{
echo __FUNCTION__;
}
function print_method()
{
echo __METHOD__;
}
}
$obj = new foo();
$obj->print_func(); // Returns: print_func
$obj->print_method(); // Returns: foo::print_method
Maybe via debug_backtrace http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.debug-backtrace.php

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