I don't think there is a way to do pull a variable into the local scope of a
function without passing it as a value to the function. But you can always
do this..
myfunction() {
global $myarray;
//..use myarray..//
unset $GLOBALS['myarray'];
}
You're in no danger this way.
-Kevin
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From: "Anup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 3:54 PM
Subject: [PHP] Friend of function??
> I want to use arrays (that are outside of a function) to be visible to a
> function. I understand that I must you global. But I was wondering is it
> possible to make it visible to only certain functions, similar to the
> 'friend' keyword in C (or C++ ?) ? The reason, is that I don't feel
> comfortable having globals, (I was brought up that way). Also, if you
> actually declare something global are there any disadvantages such as
> performance hits?
>
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