[SOLVED] Passing value back through a function

[Lokolo]

I can't figure out how to do it.

 

so if i have this code

 

$count = 5;
somefunction($count);
echo "$count <br>";

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somefunction($count)
{
$count = 1000;
}

 

but obviously the echo will print off 5, not 1000, which is what I want.

w3schools goes on about the return syntax but that only works when the function is returning 1 value!

 

hope you can help (and understand what I am on about),

 

Lokolo

[Lokolo]

Passing by refence is done by putting an & sign in the fucntion define

 

i.e.

 

function(&$variable)

{

}

 

will pass it back. for anyone that wants to know.