Files are included/required at run-time. As such, the function has not been declared when you make reference to it since the require occurs later. Move the require to the top. As a test, feel free to explicitly define the function at the bottom without using a require. Cheers, Rob. On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 16:43 -0400, Chris wrote: > Hello, > > According to the PHP manual on functions (http://www.php.net/manual/ > en/language.functions.php): > > "In PHP 3, functions must be defined before they are referenced. No > such requirement exists since PHP 4. Except when a function is > conditionally defined..." > > If that is true then why does the following not work as I expect? > > I expect the result to be "Function was called!" but it actually is > "Function test() does not exist!". > > > File: a.php > > <?php > > if (function_exists('test')) { > echo test(); > } > else { > echo "Function test() does not exist!"; > } > > require 'b.php'; > > ?> > > ------------------------------- > > File: b.php > > <?php > > require 'c.php'; > > ?> > > ------------------------------- > > File: c.php > > <?php > > function test() { > return "Function was called!"; > } > > ?> > > > Chris > -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
