passing variable values inside and outside of functions

[Rmazin]

Hello,

I having trouble passing data which comes from outside a functions through said function.

For example I have an array:

$s[1] = 15;
$s[2] = 30;
$s[3] = 50; 

and I have a function:

function size($s){
$i=0;
foreach ($s as $size){
$i++;
if($size == 15){
$val = 'small';
}elseif($size == 30){
$val = 'medium';
}else{
$val = 'large';
}
}
return array($val);
} 

It doesn't seem to pass the value of $s into the function. (the values of $s actually come from a query)

Thanks

[oddz]

function size($s){

    $val = array();
    
    foreach ($s as $key=>$size){

        if($size == 15){

            $val[$key] = 'small';

        } else if($size == 30){

            $val[$key] = 'medium';

        } else {

            $val[$key] = 'large';

        }

    }

    return $val;

} 

[Rmazin]

$result = size($s);

That doesn't yield the expected result?

You can't call size() and expect the variable be passed. You need to actually pass it when calling the function. Is that what your doing?

No, that is what I am asking, how can i call a variable from outside the function into the function, in this case it's an array created by a database query.

[atlantadental]

You use the global reference to call a variable inside a function that exists out site of it.

function size(){
global $s;
$i=0;
foreach ($s as $size){
$i++;
if($size == 15){
$val = 'small';
}elseif($size == 30){
$val = 'medium';
}else{
$val = 'large';
}
}
return array($val);
} 

[Rmazin]

You use the global reference to call a variable inside a function that exists out site of it.

function size($s){
global $s;
$i=0;
foreach ($s as $size){
$i++;
if($size == 15){
$val = 'small';
}elseif($size == 30){
$val = 'medium';
}else{
$val = 'large';
}
}
return array($val);
} 

Thank you.

[AnthonySterling]

You use the global reference to call a variable inside a function that exists out site of it.

The OP shouldn't need to do that, they are passing it as a function parameter already...hopefully...

[Jake Arkinstall]

Can you show us your full code?

Well, the whole function and the code from the query until past where you call the function.

[Rmazin]

Can you show us your full code?

Well, the whole function and the code from the query until past where you call the function.

that basically is all the code the only difference is the database query which produces the original array $size. If i print_r($size) outside the function it displays the correct values for the array otherwise it's blank. The error is telling me Invalid argument supplied for foreach()

[AnthonySterling]

Quick example...

<?php
$aSizes = array(15, 30, 50);

function getSizeDescription($iSize)
{
    if($iSize <= 15)
    {
        return 'Small';
    }
    elseif($iSize <= 30)
    {
        return 'Medium';
    }
    elseif($iSize >= 50)
    {
        return 'Large';
    }
    else
    {
        return 'Unknown';
    }
}

echo getSizeDescription($aSizes[0]) #Small
?>

[Rmazin]

Quick example...

<?php
$aSizes = array(15, 30, 50);

function getSizeDescription($iSize)
{
    if($iSize <= 15)
    {
        return 'Small';
    }
    elseif($iSize <= 30)
    {
        return 'Medium';
    }
    elseif($iSize >= 50)
    {
        return 'Large';
    }
    else
    {
        return 'Unknown';
    }
}

echo getSizeDescription($aSizes[0]) #Small
?>

The problem with this is that there are not always going to be a set amount of keys. It could loop over and over depending on data because it's dynamic.

The array could actually be (small, large, medium, medium, large, small, small, large, large, small, medium, small, small). I'm sure you get the point.

[Rmazin]

I've actually tweaked it a little with some progress but now i am getting a totally different error. I've also changed some of the variable and array names and added a second part to the function and some math.

Here is the actual code outside of the queries:

//array data (this is true)
//sizes
$cirsz[1] =  'small';
$cirsz[2] =  'medium';
$cirsz[3] =  'large';

//colors
$circlr[1] = 23;
$circlr[2] = 20;
$circlr[3] = 18;

//function

function Settings($cirsz, $circlr) {

global $cirsz; 
global $circlr; 
    // This callback will adjust the fill color and size of
    // the datapoint according to the data value according to
$z = 0;
//get size
foreach($cirsz as $s){
$z++;
if($s == 'small'){
$sz = 15;
}elseif($s == 'medium'){
$sz = 30;
}else{
$sz = 50;
}

}
//get colors

foreach ($circlr as $c){
$z++;
if($c <= 25 && ($c >= 18.75)){
$col = "red";
}elseif($c < 18.75 && ($c >= 12.5)){
$col ="orange";
}elseif($c < 12.5 && ($c >= 6.25)){
$col = "yellow";
}else{
$col = "green";
}

}
    return array($sz, "", $col);
} 

If I echo $col and $sz I get the proper values however it's returning this error:

Warning: Missing argument 2 for Settings()

It's also looping three times over, once for each datapoint in the array.