empty array

[kruahsohr]

I wrote a function wich uses an array:
at the end of the function I want to return this array, but if I store it in a variable the variable is empty...

Here's the code:
[...]
$finished=array();
[...]
$finished=readit($finished);
function readit($finished) {
[...]
echo count($finished);
return $finished;
}
echo count($finished);

The result:
First echo statement: xxx
Second echo statment: 0

Has anyone an idea what's happening ?

Gianni

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[andriy]

$finished=array();
[...]
$finished=readit($finished);

function readit($finished) {
[...]
!-------------------

HERE you work with the local copy of $finished
after function is executed, you work with
$finished that was before.
you should use something like
function readit(&$finished)

!-------------------
echo count($finished);
return $finished;
}