PHP Function Parameter is always null in Wordpress

Question

I am not an expert Wordpress PHP developer but I am not understanding this situation. I am passing a variable through a static function into the $GLOBALS variable that contains an array. That variable when in the static function is always NULL, but before it goes into it, it is a valid type and prints fine.

functions.php

$badge_Id = get_comment_meta($comment->comment_ID,"badge_id", true);

   if(strlen($badge_Id) > 0) {
        Cisco_Rewards::add_badge_id($badge_id);
                echo $badge_id; // PRINTS PERFECTLY
   }

rewards.php

class Cisco_Rewards {

static function add_badge_id($badge_id) {
        if(count($GLOBALS['badge_ids']) == 0) {
            $GLOBALS['badge_ids'] = array();
        }
        echo $badge_id; // WONT PRINT, IS NULL
        array_push($GLOBALS['badge_ids'], $badge_Id);
        print_r($GLOBALS['badge_ids']); // ALWAYS HAS NULL VALUES
    }

$badge_Id or $badge_id? You've made this error in a couple of places. Perhaps consider using a clearer font in your text editor. — Lightness Races in Orbit
– Lightness Races in Orbit, Commented Apr 12, 2011 at 18:29

Maxime Pacary · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 18:29:04Z

2

Instead of

if(count($GLOBALS['badge_ids']) == 0) {
  $GLOBALS['badge_ids'] = array();
}
echo $badge_id;

try

var_dump($badge_id); // to check what it contains at the very beginning of the function
if(!is_array($GLOBALS['badge_ids'])) {
  $GLOBALS['badge_ids'] = array();
}

edited Apr 12, 2011 at 18:29

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 18:23

Maxime Pacary

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