Re: [PHP-DEV] 'Global' variable scope. From: Cynic (cynic <email protected>)
Date: 06/30/01

because it's not global. global variables are those not defined
within any function, method, or object. and please, ask further
questions like this in php-general@

At 13:01 6/29/2001, John Parker wrote the following:
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>Hi, all.
>
>I'm just wondering why a variable defined within a function is not available
>as a global to functions called from the same scope. There's probably a
>really good reason for this, but I'm not sure I know what it is.
>
>Feel free to educate me.
>
>Ta muchly,
>JP.
>
>--- Code example follows ---
>
><?PHP // Simple global variable scope test. Function startTests() { $G_test = "Hello, World."; globalTest(); } Function globalTest() { global $G_test; if (isset($G_test)) { echo ("Global variable 'test' - value:
>'<B>".$G_test."</B>'.<P>\n"); } else echo ("Global variable 'test' is not set.<P>\n"); }?>
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