Globals and Valid Use...

[mem0ri]

The question is purely academic at this point...but I have a question about the valid use of a global variable and whether the following would work or error out:


$x = 1;


function myFunction($y = $x)
{
global $x;

do stuff
}

[Gaia]

Yes, that would work. That's basically what it is used for, using variables that were initiated outside of a function, inside a function.

If that makes any sense :p

I'm sure someone else can add some more to my try at answering your question.

[mem0ri]

Right...my big question is on the: function myFunction($y = $x) part...

...because the global hasn't been declared within the function yet...and is operating as the default value of information passed into the variable...


...additional...slightly related question...let's say I have:

function myFunction($y = $x, $b = "string", $n = 1)

...and I want to call the function with somethin' like a myFunction("string")...where it will only change the default value of $b...leaving $y and $n alone...

...basically...is there a way to explicitly address to which value a function call sends its arguments?