get a returned value from a function , fatal error

[jrough]

I need to get the returned value of $pointer from addAddress() because it has an $htmlmessage from google maps, but I also need to call the function to input the value into a variable $map. So how can I do both things at once?
I tried it and got an error on the $pointer line.
Fatal error: Call to undefined function addAddress() in /Library/WebServer/Documents/phooglemapmac.php on line 21
I need the feedback on the html messages from google maps.
thanks,

foreach($addrArray as $key => $value){
$map->addAddress($value); 
$pointer = addAddress();
print_r($pointer);    [I need the returned value from the addAddress function]
echo "pointer"."<p/>";
 }

--------add address function--------------

function addAddress($address,$htmlMessage=null){
     if (!is_string($address)){
        die("All Addresses must be passed as a string");
      }

//$apiURL = "http://api.local.yahoo.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=YahooDemo&location=";
$apiURL = "http://local.yahooapis.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=JezVqMLV34G_VJeKk_o8kM12GbWa1PiTotJPt6OxwowFgMb73vEJ.VUdXXp92w--&location=";

 $addressData = file_get_contents($apiURL.urlencode($address));

    $results = $this->xml2array($addressData);
     var_dump($results);
echo "results"."\n\n"."<p />";
        if (empty($results['ResultSet']['Result']['Address'])){
            $pointer = count($this->invalidPoints);
            $this->invalidPoints[$pointer]['lat']= $results['ResultSet']['Result']['Latitude'];
            $this->invalidPoints[$pointer]['long']= $results['ResultSet']['Result']['Longitude'];
            $this->invalidPoints[$pointer]['passedAddress'] = $address;
            $this->invalidPoints[$pointer]['htmlMessage'] = $htmlMessage;
          }else{
            $pointer = count($this->validPoints);
            $this->validPoints[$pointer]['lat']= $results['ResultSet']['Result']['Latitude'];
            $this->validPoints[$pointer]['long']= $results['ResultSet']['Result']['Longitude'];
            $this->validPoints[$pointer]['passedAddress'] = $address;
            $this->validPoints[$pointer]['htmlMessage'] = $htmlMessage;
        }
    return $pointer;

}

[Weedpacket]

You mean you want something like:

$pointer = $map->addAddress($value);

?

[jrough]

Yes, I think I am tired. I have another question. If I want to get the htmlMessage from the pointer array $pointer is it like this?

thanks,
$pointer = $map->addAddress($value);

$map->addAddress($value);
$htmlmessage = $pointer['htmlMessage']; ***

Is $pointer a 2 dimensional array? I can't test it anymore because I hit my 15k limit on googlemaps
thanks,

[Weedpacket]

jrough wrote:

Is $pointer a 2 dimensional array?

See this line for what goes into $pointer:

$pointer = count($this->validPoints); 

So how can I do both things at once?

See this line for where $htmlMessage ends up:

$this->validPoints[$pointer]['htmlMessage'] = $htmlMessage; 

But get some sleep first.