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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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