Lost in scope

[Anon]

// in globals.inc
$table_header[] = "Name";
$table_header[] = "Email".$myemail;
$table_header[] = "Telno";

// in functions.inc
function PrintTableHeader($table_header_array,$myemail_forthis)
{
for ($i=0;$i<count($table_header);$i++)
{
output .= "<th>".$table_header[$i]."</th>"
}
return $output;
}

// in product.php3
$myemail = "[e-mail]";
echo PrintTableHeader($table_header,$myemail);

This works fine except the $myemail variable isn't printed with the other items in the $table_header array.

The order in which these docs are rendered is this:
1) global.inc
2) functions.inc
3) product.php3 // the current doc

When the $table_header array is created in global.inc the variable $myemail doesn't exist yet. Not until the function is called.

How do I do so that the function passes the $table_header array a variable that I can use IN the function?

(At the moment, nothing happens to the $myemail variable.)

[Anon]

How do you want you $myemail var to be printed ?

in global.inc you affect the value "Email".$myemail to $table_header .
Then, $table_header[1]="Email" as $myemail is not set. Ok ?

When you call your function $table_header has not changed and $myemail="[e-mail]".
you have :
$table_header[0] = "Name";
$table_header[1] = "Email";
$table_header[2] = "Telno";

Inside PrintTableHeader:
$table_header_array[0] = "Name";
$table_header_array[1] = "Email";
$table_header_array[2] = "Telno";
( and $table_header is unset the code above may not print anything at all )
You never reassign $table_header_array[1] a new value, it is unchanged and you just print the values table_array had when you called the function.

Don't know if I'm really clear. If not let me know.

Hth

JBL

[Anon]

The whole thing started to become to complicated. (don't like that)
So I did a much simple way:

// in global.inc
$table_header[0] = "Name";
$table_header[1] = "EmailSHOWEMAIL";
$table_header[2] = "Telno";

// in functions.inc
function PrintTableHeader($table_header_array,$myemail_forthis)
{
for ($i=0;$i<count($table_header);$i++)
{
output .= "<th>".$table_header[$i]."</th>"
output = eregi_replace("SHOWEMAIL","<br>$myemail_forthis",$output);
}
return $output;
}

Solved it perfectly!