Function in message

[Speegster]

I'm having problem with including a user-defined function in the mail() function.

An example code would be:

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<?php

function Func($text = 'hello')

{
echo $text;
};

$message = Func();

mail('example@example.com', 'Your email', $message);

?>

When I execute the script, the defined function is carried out on the page and the email is blank. How can I get the $text to show in the email, and not on the page? Any ideas?

[Shiv]

I think return statement is missing in function.

I m not quite right but i think so.

[Alexei Kubarev]

You will need to get a basic understanding of how functions work... you may define functions in 2 types... those that return some value (has return statement) and the void functions -- those that do something..for instance ouputs something...

In your case you need a return type of function... so you will need to use

rerutn $text; instead of echo $text..

echo $text will make it a void..

if it is a void -- you will not be able to give another variable the value...

[Shiv]

Yesssss I was right.

write

return $text;

in function body at end. :grin: