Testing Function and Setting Variable

[sbroad]

If it possible to test a function in an if then else statement and set the value of the return all at the same time?

In the below code example, check if function check_data returns an empty variable or not. And set whatever is returned to $ERROR.

You will see an IF statement I supplied, but that does not work.

Thanks.

function check_data($var)
{ if ( eregi ("^{[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$",$var)} and strlen($var) >=3 and strlen($var) <= 14 )
$error="";
else
$error="nvalid Password : Password must contain only letters and numbers and be at least 6-10 characters long.";
return($error);
}

if ($error=(check_data($_REQUEST[real_name])!=""))

[Weedpacket]

if ($error=(check_data($_REQUEST[real_name])!=""))

Bit lopsided in your brackets, you're setting $error to the result of the test, not setting $error to the result of the function and then testing it.

if (($error=check_data($_REQUEST[real_name]))!="")

[sbroad]

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Did I say thanks.

Thank You.