variable-scope

PHP switch statement variable scope

In PHP, how is variable scope handled in switch statements? For instance, take this hypothetical example: $someVariable = 0; switch($something) { case 1: $someVariable = 1; break; case 2: $someVariable = 2; break; } echo $someVariable; Would this print 0 or 1/2? ...

Actionscript duplicate variable definition

if(true) { var a:int = 1; } else { var a:int = 2; } In the above actionscript code I get duplicate variable definition error because "a" has been declared twice. But, doesn't "a" exist in two "different" scopes? Is there an elegant way of removing this warning, rather than pulling "a" out of both the scopes and moving it outside...

php oop variable scope

So I have a class.. In its constructor I include the code which connects me to my database via the mysqli extension: class MyClass { public function __construct() { include("dbconnect"); } } dbconnect looks like this: $host = "localhost"; $user = "user"; $pass = "123"; $database = "myDatabase"; $mysqli = new mysq...

Can I initialize a class variable using a global variable? (ruby)

Do I have create extra method for this kind of assignment? @@variable = @global_variable Why? I want to have some variables that hold values and definitions to be accessible all through my script and have only one place of definition. @global_variable = 'test' class Test @@variable = @global_variable def self.display puts @@va...

Correctness about variable scope

Hi all, I'm currently developing some things in Python and I have a question about variables scope. This is the code: a = None anything = False if anything: a = 1 else: a = 2 print a # prints 2 If I remove the first line (a = None) the code still works as before. However in this case I'd be declaring the variable inside an "...

Bash: Subprocess access variables

I want to write a Bash-Script which loggs into several machines via ssh and first shows their hostname and the executes a command (on every machine the same command). The hostname and the output of the command should be displayed together. I wanted a parallel version, so the ssh-commands should be run in background and in parallel. I co...

In Perl, how can I import a hash from a library?

I have a file revs.pm: my %vers = ( foo => "bar" ); And another file like importer.pl: use revs; How can I access %vers from importer.pl ? ...

Why won't my global variables properly resolve?

here is my plugin activation code $classified_category_name = 'classified'; $credit_table_name = 'credits'; $credit_table_version = 0.1; register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'LBH_Classifieds_Activate'); function LBH_Classifieds_Activate() { global $wpdb; global $classified_category_name; global $credit_table_name; global...

Javascript scope chain

Hi, I am trying to optimize my program. I think I understand the basics of closure. I am confused about the scope chain though. I know that in general you want a low scope (to access variables quickly). Say I have the following object: var my_object = (function(){ //private variables var a_private = 0; return{ //...

refactoring this function in Java

Hi folks, I'm learning Java, and I know one of the big complaints about newbie programmers is that we make really long and involved methods that should be broken into several. Well here is one I wrote and is a perfect example. :-D. public void buildBall(){ /* sets the x and y value for the center of the canvas */ doubl...

php variable scope in oop

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help out here, I'm trying to understand how use an objects properties across multiple non class pages,but I can't seem to be able to get my head around everything i have tried so far. For example a class called person; class person { static $name; } but i have a number of different regular pages that...

Will my shared variables loose value? (asp.net vb)

I have a class includes.vb that holds some variables (sharing them with other pages) like: Public Shared pageid As Integer = 0 I then have a function that does some work with these variables returning them with values; Return pageid When I step through the code, the variables have values (while stepping through the function), but w...

Global javascript variable not accessible in jquery change event

I have to be missing something simple, but I'm really not sure what. I'm not a JS veteran, so this may be an easy answer - sure hope so :). I have a button that, when clicked, gets JSON data. When a drop-down is changed, I check to see if there is data, if there is, I want to clear it out as the drop-down indicates what data to retrie...

How can I timeout Client-scoped variables in Coldfusion?

I apologize if this is a "duh" question. It seems like the answer should be easily googleable, but I haven't found it yet. I am working on a large Coldfusion application that stores a large amount of session/user data in the Client scope (ie <cfset Client.UserName = "JoshuaC"> ). I did not write this application, and I don't have the lu...

How can you see what functions and variables are currently defined in javascript?

There's a function in PHP where you can get a list of the user defined functions that are currently defined, is there something similar in JS? I'm trying to see a list of functions in Firefox 3, with Firebug enabled. =/ so far none of the answers work out of the box ...

Giving my function access to outside variable

I have an array outside: $myArr = array(); I would like to give my function access to the array outside it so it can add values to it function someFuntion(){ $myVal = //some processing here to determine value of $myVal $myArr[] = $myVal; } How do I give the function the right scoping to the variable? ...

Is there a shorthand form to get variables' values with numbered scopes?

Is there any shorter way of doing this in Powershell v2.0? & { $a = 1 ; & { $a = 2 ; & { get-variable -name a -scope 2 } } } ... like, for instance, this?: & { $a = 1 ; & { $a = 2 ; & { $2:a } } } ...

Access variables from a number of sources

I'm creating my first game, and I've currently set up a 'GameState' class, to store player health etc. inside. This class is currently instantiated from the AppDelegate as I need to access it from all over my game. This is fine. For each class I'm working in, I can access the app delegate, and then find the GameState object... however, ...

How do I access variable values from one view controller in another?

Hello all, I have an integer variable (time) in one view controller whose value I need in another view controller. Here's the code: MediaMeterViewController // TRP - On Touch Down event, start the timer -(IBAction) startTimer { time = 0; // TRP - Start a timer timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1 target:self s...

PHP Scope Resolution Operator Question

I'm having trouble with the MyClass::function(); style of calling methods and can't figure out why. Here's an example (I'm using Kohana framework btw): class Test_Core { public $var1 = "lots of testing"; public function output() { $print_out = $this->var1; echo $print_out; } } I try to use the following to cal...