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david_yg
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function

Post by david_yg »

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<?php

$firstname = "First Name";
$middlename = "Middle Name";
$lastname = "Last Name";

Function mix($firstname, $middlename, $lastname)
   {
   $name = $firstname  ." ". $middlename ." ". $lastname;		
   return $name; 	
   }
   
mix("John", "Wayne", "King");   

?>
I would like print the whole name on screen, yet nothing appears instead.

What should I do?

Thanks.
Dodon
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Re: function

Post by Dodon »

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<?php
 
$firstname = "First Name";
 $middlename = "Middle Name";
 $lastname = "Last Name";
 
Function mix($firstname, $middlename, $lastname)
    {
    $name = $firstname  ." ". $middlename ." ". $lastname;               
   return $name;        
    }
    
$mixedname = mix("John", "Wayne", "King"); 

echo $mixedname;

?>
You have to echo the value you return in you mix function like in the code above. I assigned it to a variable first but you can also echo it like:

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echo mix("John", "Wayne", "King"); 
 
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