Creating Functions within Functions

You can nest functions, but the internal function is not seen until the enclosing function is called.

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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="EN" lang="EN">
<head>
<title>PHP</title>
<meta Name="Author" Content="Hann So">
</head>
<body>
<p>
<?php
function what_fruits($type ="grapes")
  {
 	 echo "What fruits will we get?<br />";

  	   function fruits($type ="grapes")
  	   {
 		 echo "We serve $type for dinner.<br />";
 	   }
  }

what_fruits();
fruits();
fruits(strawberries);
?>
</p>
</body>
</html>

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Functions | What is a Function? | Defining a Function | Calling a Function | Passing Data | Variable Scope | Global Access | Setting Default Values for Arguments | Passing Arguments by Reference | Returning Values from Functions | Returning References from Functions | Static Variables | Creating Variable Functions | Creating Conditional Functions | Creating Functions within Functions | Include Files | Require Statement | Testing a Function | Type-Testing Functions | Handling Errors Returned by Functions
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