How can I return a php code from a php function?

Question

<?php 
    function A() {
        return "<?php echo \"some text\"; ?>";
    }
    echo A();
?>

I expected to see "some text" on the page, but i did not. So how do I make this code work? Thanks in advance.

UPD: I'm sorry for the not clear description. I'm going to insert a random number into the value of the input.

<?php 
 function print_form() {
    return "<form method=\"POST\">
    <input type=\"text\" name=\"code1\" value=\" <?php echo rand(0, 999999); ?> \" />
    </form>"; 
 }
    echo print_form(); ?>

you can use [**eval**](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10866301/execute-php-code-in-a-string).... but __at your own risk!__ — itachi, Mar 16 '15 at 17:08
I think real question is "how do you insert a block of PHP code as the result of a function? I think you should consider using includes. http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php — Glenn Ferrie, Mar 16 '15 at 17:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 16 '15 at 16:59

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mate you have to return the text not a PHP code:

<?php 
    function A() {
        return "some text";
    }
    echo A();
?>

answered Mar 16 '15 at 16:59

Sofiane Sadi

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this is not the answer according to the question. he wants to run the code inside the function and return the output. not just output the string. – itachi Mar 16 '15 at 17:04
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@itachi Not really: `I expected to see "some text" on the page` – jeroen Mar 16 '15 at 17:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '15 at 17:16

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Concatenate the return of the function:

return "<form method=\"POST\">
<input type=\"text\" name=\"code1\" value=\"" . rand(0, 999999) . "\" />
</form>";

answered Mar 16 '15 at 17:16

AbraCadaver

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 16 '15 at 17:19

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<?php 
 function print_form() {
    return '<form method="POST">
    <input type="text" name="code1" value="'.rand(0, 999999).'" />
    </form>'; 
 }
    echo print_form(); ?>

you are returning, so just concatenent the value.

answered Mar 16 '15 at 17:19

itachi

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How can I return a php code from a php function?

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