[SOLVED] return true; doesn't work!

[xyn]

Hey,

This usually works. but this time it's not.

Basially I have a actions page which will

run various tasks as ordered via $_POST

vars.

 

And when i want to kill the script. but the

rest of the websites template to show up.

I use the Return false; and Return True;

except the return false; works. but it wont

return true as directed.

 

My coding

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="576">
                <tr>
                  <td width="576">
                  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="576">
                    <tr>
                      <td width="96" align="center" class="text">
                      <p align="center"><a href="/client/index.php">Home</a></p>
                      </td>
                      <td width="96" align="center" class="text">
                      <a href="/client/account.php">Account</a></td>
                      <td width="96" align="center" class="text">
                      <a href="/client/password.php">Edit Password</a></td>
                      <td width="96" align="center" class="text">
                      <a href="/client/invoices.php">Invoices</a></td>
                      <td width="96" align="center" class="text">
                      <a href="/client/note.php">Note</a></td>
                      <td width="96" align="center" class="text">
                      <a href="/client/index.php?logout=true">Logout</a></td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td width="576"><hr color="#2B2B2B" size="1"></td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td width="576" valign="top" height="400">
				<?php
				if(isset($_POST['update_password']))
				{	//UpdatePassword
					echo('down');
					return false;

					echo('c');  //this tested the false return
				}

				return true;
				echo('e');  //this tested the true return.
				?>
                  </td>
                </tr>
              </table>
              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>

[Orio]

1) Why are you using return and not die or exit?

2) This this file being include()ed or require()ed ?

 

Orio.

[kenrbnsn]

The return statement only works in a function. Is this code in a function?

 

Ken

[Orio]

The return statement only works in a function. Is this code in a function?

 

Ken

 

@ken- Give a look to the manual, it can be called outside functions too:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.return.php

 

Orio.

 

[kenrbnsn]

You learn something new everyday.

 

I sit corrected.

 

Ken

[xyn]

1) Why are you using return and not die or exit?

2) This this file being include()ed or require()ed ?

 

Orio.

 

1. when i use die; or exit; it will CHOP the bottom half of the website layout.

    so return false will stop running the code until the told otherwise ie return true;

 

Basically i use return true after the coding to allow the HTML template to load.

[Orio]

If you simply use "return <something>;" in the middle of your script outside a function and in the main file (ie- not in an included file), it'll have the same affect as using "die;" or "exit;".

I don't really understand what you are trying to do here...

 

Orio.

[xyn]

oh.

I think i can fix it now.

 

Basically i wanted to be able to STOP the script from continuing.

but be able to Restart it. so then the rest of the template is visible.

[Orio]

Use an "if" in that case

Or a function that will echo the end of the table and kill the script.

 

Orio.

[xyn]

alright thanks [:

[designationlocutus]

Id suggest using the switch statement to handle your actions. Useful if you have many if statements. It has a handy break command too

[xyn]

thing with a switch command, I'm using the actions file

by the submit button name. which means the switch

command is impossible.