Access array inside a php function

Question

Access array with same name $userinfo inside a php function

<?php 
    $userinfo['name'] = "bob";
    $userinfo['lastname'] = "johnson";

    function displayinfo() {
//not working 
    echo $userinfo['name']
//global also not working 
    echo global $userinfo['lastname'];

    }
    displayinfo();

?>

how to acess the arrays in the $userinfo var since it has more than one array in the same variable name?

echo $userinfo['name']
//global also not working 
echo global $userinfo['lastname'];

both do not working.

Better to pass the array into the function as global is generally discouraged — Nigel Ren, Jul 26 '19 at 18:49

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '19 at 18:50

5

I recommend passing the variable to the function:

function displayinfo($userinfo) {
  echo $userinfo['name'];
}

$userinfo['name'] = "bob";
$userinfo['lastname'] = "johnson";

displayinfo($userinfo);

See:
PHP global in functions
Are global variables in PHP considered bad practice? If so, why?

answered Jul 26 '19 at 18:50

showdev

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Ok why it's better than use global? – Otávio Barreto Jul 26 '19 at 18:51
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There are several potential reasons listed [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/5166527/924299). You can use `global`, but things might get messy depending on your context. – showdev Jul 26 '19 at 18:56

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 26 '19 at 18:35

0

try this, for more details PHP Variable Scope

function displayinfo() {
  global $userinfo;
  echo $userinfo['lastname'];
}

Working example : https://3v4l.org/5l5NZ

answered Jul 26 '19 at 18:35

Rakesh Jakhar

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This is what I was looking, Thank you, I will implement in my function now. – Otávio Barreto Jul 26 '19 at 18:39
@OtávioBarreto glad to help you! – Rakesh Jakhar Jul 26 '19 at 18:40

Access array inside a php function

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