PHP 4.0 Bug #8860 Updated: variable array not working

ID: 8860 User Update by: wico@cnh.nl Status: Closed Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Description: variable array not working ok and that isn;t working either... althoug i liked the first more (and still think it should be that way) so this doesn't work either: $three = "Grrrr"; echo "Test"; $test = Array("one","two","three","four"); $var = 'test[2]'; echo $$var; /* should echo "three" */ Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2001-01-23 09:59:43] cynic@php.net no. it will echo contents of $three. if you don't have that variable in current scope, it'll echo null, and, depending on your settings, emit a warning. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2001-01-23 09:57:18] wico@cnh.nl according to Zeev this should work: $test = Array("one","two","three","four"); $var = 'test[2]'; echo $$var; /* should echo "three" */ But with it doesn't Greetz, Wico --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=8860