Posted by Wayne on 12/05/05 21:17

On 5 Dec 2005 11:02:31 -0800, "comp.lang.php"
<phillip.s.powell@gmail.com> wrote:

>I was under the impression that a static variable retains its value
>throughout a function (or method) recursive memory stack. However, it
>changes everytime because it apparently loses its set value.

Try it this way:

[PHP]
function blah($item) {
static $baseDir = '';
if (!$baseDir) {
$baseDir = $item;
print_r("baseDir = $baseDir\n");
}

$dirID = opendir($item);
while (($fyl = readdir($dirID)) !== false) {
if (is_dir("$baseDir/$fyl")) blah($item);
// DO OTHER STUFF IF IT IS A FILE
}
}
[/PHP]

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