How can I pass a CSS class style into a PHP function's parameter?

[Victory]

Hi guys,

 

It's a simple question really (just getting used to php - actionscript 3.0 developer!) but I need to know how I can pass a CSS class into the arguments in a PHP function, then have it apply that style to text in html. What I have so far is:

<?php
function addText($text,$class) {


 ?>
<div class= $class >
<p><?php echo $text ?></p>
</div>
<?php
}
?>

 

But it doesn't work, the <div class = $class > should be different I think. Anybody got a solution?

[doddsey_65]

<div class= $class >
<p><?php echo $text ?></p>
</div>

Just as you have echoed the $text variable you will need to do so for the $class variable

<div class="<?php echo $class; ?>">
<p><?php echo $text; ?></p>
</div>

Also needs to be wrapped in double quotes ( or single if you prefer ) for valid HTML syntax

[Victory]

Thank you Doddsey! I thought the echo statement was like return... interesting in the way it works differently.

[Irate]

echo is a language construct unlike return (that's a statement) and is not terminating in the way return is (return is mostly used with functions to return a value which becomes the value of the function).

[Victory]

echo is a language construct unlike return (that's a statement) and is not terminating in the way return is (return is mostly used with functions to return a value which becomes the value of the function).

 

Yeah, I originally thought that echo would end the function immediately like return does. I use return all the time in AS3, but I had never encountered echo before.

 

I'm using this with Thematic in WordPress, I'm using this function to add text to the page with filter hooks - just wondering, does anybody know the best way of getting the text to format to a specific section on the page? Like I use the following:

add_filter('thematic_abovecomments',addText("Add comments here.","default-header"));

But the text appears at the top of the page instead of formatting with the comments section. I guess I'm not using the filter hooks correctly, I can't figure it out...