Thank you very much, this was exactly the help I was looking for! "Piotr Pluciennik" <ppluciennik@yahoo.com> wrote in message 3FB61342.D17734E2@yahoo.com">news:3FB61342.D17734E2@yahoo.com... > I'm afraid not... > this function doesn't return string. Your function prints string... > > If you want your function to return string, try below example: > > function table4Strings( $string1, $string2, $string3, $string4 ) > { > return "<table > border=1><tr><td>$string1</td><td>$string2</td><td>$string3</td><td>$string4 </td></tr></table>"; > > } > > and use it: > > echo table4Strings(1, 2, 3, 4); > > HTH > Piotr > > Rocco CAstoro wrote: > > > Would this be the best and most efficent way to create a function that > > accepts four string variables and returns a string that contains an HTML > > table element, enclosing each of the variables in its own cell : > > > > <?php > > function table4Strings( $string1, $string2, $string3, $string4 ) > > { > > print "<table border=1>"; > > print "<tr>"; > > print "<td>$string1</td>"; > > print "<td>$string2</td>"; > > print "<td>$string3</td>"; > > print "<td>$string4</td>"; > > print "</tr>"; > > print "</table>"; > > } > > table4Strings(1, 2, 3, 4); > > ?> > > > > Thanks much, reading Sams teach yourself PHP4 in 24 Hours.. Pretty > > informative.. > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
