Howdy,
It seems to work just fine for me, perhaps you have a syntax error
somewhere else, such as a missing ; or $ or {. Check and make you you
have no typo's, it seems to work perfectly for me.
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Regards,
Matthew Fonda
On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 13:59, Whil Hentzen wrote:
> Don't get too excited; this is an awfully lame newbie question.
>
> I'm trying out my first functions and can't get past some sort of stupid
> syntax mistake I'm making. I've cut the following snippet directly out of the
> online PHP manual and put it in a PH page, like so:
>
> <html>
> <head><title>Test function</title></head>
> <body >
> <b>Square of number/b></font><br><br>
>
> <?php
> function square($num)
> {
> return $num * $num;
> }
> echo square(4); // outputs '16'.
> ?>
>
> <br>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> When I run the php page, I get
>
> Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_RETURN in /var/www/html/afi/sq.php on
> line 12
>
> I've experimented with a half dozen different functions and variations, and
> I'm always getting the same 'unexpected T_RETURN' error. This is pretty basic
> but I'm outa clues.
>
> I've searched the archives for the last 3 mo for T_RETURN (and user-defined
> functions) as well as the online doc; no relevant hits.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Whil
>
> Moving to Linux: Freedom, Choice, Security, Opportunity
> http://www.hentzenwerke.com
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