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PHP PHP Functions Introducing Functions PHP Function Arguments

mohammed abdi abdulahi warsame
mohammed abdi abdulahi warsame
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Posted by mohammed abdi abdulahi warsame
mohammed abdi abdulahi warsame
4,926 Points

couldent we just sett $arr as avriabel instead of $names?

in the code it says that=> function hello($arr),, and then when he is echoing he is using $name!!! couldent he just mentioned $arr DIRECTLY!!! Hope that my question is understand thanks alot

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Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,148 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,148 Points

He he can't, it's the way foreach loops work. Foreach loops take an argument, in this case an array of names in $arr and one by one, loads each individual name into a temporary variable that is only available inside of the foreach loop.

This explains it in more detail: http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php