Returning a pointer from a function

[Anon]

How can i return a pointer from a function(to an assoc.array)? This function queries some values from Oracle and the result array can be huge. I don\'t know if returning a pointer is possible in PHP but in this case it would be defenetly nice. I couldn\'t find the answer from PHP manuals or any place else so I\'d be wery pleased if somebody would answer this question. Thanks!

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[Anon]

You can always do it C-style:

function returnMeAnArray($value1, &$retval)
{
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// do your stuff here
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// populating $retval
}

You can use retval then in your code.

G'Luck,

Jack

[jblallement]

Hi,

To return a pointer prefix your function name with a '&'. That is:

function &testpointer() {
// your code here
return $rc;
}