create_function

[sjade1]

I'm trying to create a function to take care of explode

$characterExploder = create_function('$a', 'return list($cName, $cImage, $cDescription) = explode("|",$a);');

$data = "Jack|picture.jpg|about Jack";

$characterExploder($data);
echo"
1: $cName<br>
2: $cImage<br>
3: $cDescription";

Returns:
1:
2:
3:

They're all blank...not sure why..?
Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

[Barand]

Variable scope.

Variables created inside a function are local to that function and not available outside it.

[a href=\"http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php\" target=\"_blank\"]http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php[/a]