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Function Eight

Before to function eight

Array
(
)

This is inside Function eight()

After function eight

Array
(
    [0] => 1
    [1] => 2
    [2] => 3
    [3] => 4
    [4] => 5
    [5] => 6
    [6] => 7
    [7] => 8
    [8] => 9
)

CODE FOLLOWS


<?php

    include('includes/header1.php');

    // code
    error_reporting(E_ALL);    // set error reporting to all

    echo('<h1>Function Eight</h1>');

    //============= functions ===============
    // function eight
    // a function that receives a reference to an array and populates that array.
    // NOTE: the values here are not returned, but rather the values of the referenced
    // array are changed

    function eight(&$b)
    {
        echo("<p>This is inside Function eight() </p>");
        for($i = 1; $i < 10; $i++)
        {
            $b[] = $i;
        }
        // note there is NO return
    }


    $a = array();    // init an array
    echo("<p>Before to function eight</p>");
    echo('<pre>');
    print_r($a);
    echo('</pre>');

    eight($a);        // call to function eight

    echo("<p>After function eight</p>");
    echo('<pre>');
    print_r($a);
    echo('</pre>');


    include('includes/footer1.php');
?>

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