variable to function back

[bluewalrus]

How can I get the name of a variable that is passing its value to a function or how do I return/ make it global so the new value takes affect? Thanks.

sanatize($email);
sanatize($first_name);
sanatize($last_name)
function sanatize($input){
    return $input;
} 

[Schmoopy]

From what you said, I think you're talking about passing by reference, it's deprecated but this is how you'd do it without using global variables:

<?php

$email = 'test@example.com';
$first_name = 'Joe';
$last_name = 'Bloggs';

sanatize($email);
sanatize($first_name);
sanatize($last_name);

echo $email . '<br />';
echo $first_name . '<br />';
echo $last_name . '<br />';

// Use the & sign to pass by reference, which will affect the variable you pass in
function sanatize(&$input){
    $input = $input . '_alterted';
    return $input;

} 

?>

I added the "_altered" bit just so you can see the variables are affected outside the function. Let me know if this isn't what you meant.

[traq]

I don't think passing by reference is depreciated, just the practice of doing it in the function call (though I may be reading it wrong, the wording is a little confusing):

$var = 'something';

alter($var);

function alter(&$input){
    $input = $input . '_alterted';
    return $input;
} 

is valid, while

$var = 'something';

alter(&$var);

function alter($input){
    $input = $input . '_alterted';
    return $input;
} 

is not. Both methods work, but the second issues the "depreciated" warning.

[bluewalrus]

Yup that did it thanks.