PHP echo function return value vs echo inside function

Question

Typically, I\'ll write a function like so:

function alertClass($field,$full=false){
 global $formErrors;
 $html = $full ? \' class=\"alert\"\' : \' alert\';
         


        

Answer 1

for example when you echo the text out of your function just like this...

function yourStatus(){
   echo ' Done';
}

echo 'Status ='. yourStatus();

your output will look like this

"DoneStatus ="

instead of

"Status = Done"

cheers