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PHP PHP Functions Function Returns and More PHP Variable Functions

Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
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Posted by Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
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What is a callback in php?

What is the purpose of using callback?

Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
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Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
3,266 Points

In your own words with out complicated sources like those links.

3 Answers

Eric Drake
Eric Drake
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Eric Drake
Eric Drake
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Callbacks are callable functions whose name you can pass to another function as a parameter.

Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
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Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
3,266 Points

So its a method? or an actual code if so how does it look like?

Marco Fregoso
Marco Fregoso
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Marco Fregoso
Marco Fregoso
379 Points

It's simply passing a function as an argument to another function; a function inside another function.

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where is this tut in teamtreehouse ?