simple question on functions?

[DCM]

Hi i have a function strored in a seperate file (included in my main php page for use), my question is a simple one but i cannot seem to find the answer on the web to this:

 

I call the function as follows passing the variable $name

<?php
myfunction($name)
?>

The function does somehting simple such as:

<?php
function myfunction ($name)
{
   if ($name = 'bob')
  {
     return true;
  }
else return false;
}
?>

 

How do i then obtain the true or false value of the function from back with my main php page?

 

[wildteen88]

You capture the return value by assigning it a variable

$myFuncResult = myfunction($name);

[DCM]

Thanks the way i did it in the end was to use a session variable that got set by the function.

 

I tried the way you suggested but maybee i was missing something obvious.

[Yesideez]

if ($name = 'bob')

When you're checking with if() you need to use the double equals like this:

if ($name == 'bob')

That checks "if equal to". In your original code you were assigning $name to be "bob" and the result of that is true because $name was successfully given the value "bob"