question about function

[drooh]

Why is this not working?

$print_type = "flyer";

function check_print_type($type){
if($type == $print_type){
$var = "selected = \"selected\"";
return $var;
} else {
$var = "";
return $var;
}
}

<select size="1" name="print_type">
<option></option>
<option value="banner" <?php echo check_print_type("banner"); ?>>banner</option>
<option value="flyer" <?php echo check_print_type("flyer"); ?>>flyer</option>
</select>

[cameraman]

Inside the function you need to declare print_type as global:
global $print_type;

[drooh]

thats it, thank you sir!

so im assuming this is the nuts and bolts of what they call object orientation..?

[coopster]

Nope. Variable scope [php.net] :)