PHP Programing language

You can Return arrays from function as easily as you return simple values. Say you have a function ,create_array, that creates arrays of the length you specify by passing a number to the create_array function. This function stores 0 in the zeroth element,1 in the first element, and so on.

Here's how you can create the array,$ array, to return form this function:
that creates the array named $array. Now you can return it from the create_array function just as ou would return any simple value-with the return statement:

function create_array ($number)
{
for ($loop_counter = 0; $loop_counter < 
$number; $loop_counter++)
{
$array[] = $loop_counter;
}
return $array;
}

Here's how you can put the create_array function to work in an example.

<html>
<head>
<title>Returning arrays from Functions  </title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Returning arrays from Functions </h1>
<?php
$data = create_array(3);
echo "Here's the first array:<br>";
print_r($data);
echo "<br>";
$data_2 = create_array(4);
echo "Here's the second array:<br>";
print_r($data_2);

function create_array ($number)
{
for ($loop_counter = 0; $loop_counter < 
	$number; $loop_counter++)
{
$array[] = $loop_counter;
}
return $array;
}
?>
</body>
</html>