Cant send variable to getFormatter function.

ziv@kpmbro.com

Hi

I am trying to send some variable to a getFormatter function , but it doesn't work and i cant understand why.

Code example:

$this->editor_instance = new Editor($this->data_table_db_object, $table_params) ;

$test_array=array('a','b','c');

foreach($test_array as $value)
{
    $this->editor_instance->fields(Field::inst($value['table_name'].'.'.$value['field'])->getFormatter( function ( $val, $data, $opts ) { 
        // $value does not exist here..... ???
        return $val.' :: '.$value ; 
        }) 
    );
}

the return should be like 1a,1b,1c.
but the variable is null inside the getFormatter scope...

Thanks

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allan

// $value does not exist here..... ???

Its because of how PHP's scoping works. With most sensible languages (much as I love PHP it has its quirks!) that would indeed work (particularly if you are used to Javascript), but in PHP you have to explicitly tell it what variables to make in the closure's scope. That is done with the use statement - see the PHP documentation.

Allan

ziv@kpmbro.com

Thanks Allan