test on a function

hello,

I would like to test the result of a function like this:

function()

{
// the value is peter
return $value;

}
$name = "peter"
if (function()==$name)
{ echo "something"}

 

resolved by myself

 

function return_name($value)
{
return $value;
}

$name = "peter";
if($name == return_name("peter"))
{
echo "Peter was the specified name".
}

The other option would be to define it in the function itself.