Posted by Mikhail Kovalev on 09/08/07 19:12

On 8 Sep, 20:49, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:33:44 +0200, Mikhail Kovalev
>
> <mikhail_kova...@mail.ru> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have a file which is to be included in another script and which
> > takes several seconds to load(!), and which is actually not always
> > used by the script, so instead of using include or include_once in the
> > beginning, i'm using include_once() within a function, which is called
> > on demand...
> > The problem is the new data has the scope of the function, and when
> > the same function is called again, the data is lost....
>
> Well, you could assign it to static variable(s) in your function.
>
> function foo(){
> static $cache;
> if(!$cache){
> $cache = include('/path/to/file'); //let the include file return the
> variables
> }
> return $cache;
>
> }
>
> --
> Rik Wasmus

return $cache?
My function returns something else...
Mmm, doesn't seem to work even with the return part.

The functions from the included file are preserved, but the variables
which are declared in that file are lost. Ive tried declaring them
static directly inside the included file, but with no luck.....

Btw, the function in question here is called from another function...

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