pass array of variables to a function

[The_Walrus]

I am able to pass a single variable to a function by using

function($variable)

but what if I have an array like of 9 or 10 things and I want to pass the whole array?

the function inputs like 10 records using array[0], array[1], array[2], etc, etc

but when I try to pass the array variable in the function

function($array) it doesnt work? Is their a different procedure to pass an array?

[rIkLuNd]

well, you can just do like this:

// the function
function testFunction($array) {
return gettype($arrray);
}

// the test
echo testFunction(array('bla','bla'));
echo "<br />\n";
echo testFunction('bla');

[ir4z0r]

why do you think it doesn't work? It does

if you use VERY large arrays, references may be handy:

function bla(&$array) {}

[rIkLuNd]

well, it doesn't work if he only does like this, function ($array)..., since then the function has no name...

[The_Walrus]

function was supposed to mean any function name...

my function is like
addnames($first, $last)
and $first and $last are defined on a php form prior...i.e

form has 10 input boxes

they are first[0] and last[0]
first[1] last[1] etc, etc
then I want to pass the array of data to the function addnames
and then run an insert query that number of times.

from ($a=0; $a < 5;$a++)
insert into names first[$a], last[$a]

with proper punctuation and quotation of course.

[rIkLuNd]

then what is it that's not working? the array isn't passed or what?

[The_Walrus]

I looked through it changed a few thing and I added the "&" before the variable in the function

like addname(&$first, &$last) and now the function runs and posts to the database, is it the "&" that fixed this, or would that have no effect?

Thanks again for getting it working, even if it was not the "&" LOL