[RESOLVED] can i pass more than one array to a function ?

[nephish]

Hey there, sorry, i could not find this in my book.

i need to pass two arrays to a function. then i need to modify them in the function, and return them.

something like this

function do_this_or_that($array1, $array2){
   do something with the arrays
   return $array1, $array2
}

$array1 = array(1,2,3,4);
$array2 = array(5,6,7,8);

$fooarray, $bararray = do_this_or_that($array1, array2);

is this possible in php?

[Weedpacket]

function do_this_or_that($array1, $array2)
{// do something
 return array($array1, $array2);
}
list($fooarray, $bararray) = do_this_or_that($array1, $array2);

Or if you really are modifying them:

function do_this_or_that(&$array1, &$array2)
{
 // do something
}

$fooarray = $array1;
$bararray= $array2;
do_this_or_that($fooarray, $bar_array);

I generally prefer the former as a matter of personal taste.

[nephish]

ok, this is cool, but i forgot something.

i need to use the function to build two arrays. then i want to assign variables to them outside of the function. ( i am going to be doing this over and over)

like this.

function do_something();
{
    $foo = array(1,2,3,4);
    $bar = array(5,6,7,8);
    return $foo, $bar;
}

list($foo, $bar) = do_something();

will this work? or something like it?
i looked up list in my book, and there wasn't much there

thanks for your help

[Weedpacket]

See the first piece of code in my reply. Basically, you return an array containing everything you want returned.

[nephish]

thanks, thats what worked !
appreciate your help very much