Bug #10506 Updated: Using a variable as a mathematical operator

ID: 10506 Updated by: cynic Reported By: jdj@darkside.dynup.net Old-Status: Open Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 Assigned To: Comments: just not correct. Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2001-04-26 05:06:01] jdj@darkside.dynup.net I am parsing the Date: header of an email address, which includes a GMT offset in the form [+|-]%4d. Ideally, one of the following would work. ;) $hour_mins = '0600'; $gmt_offset = '+0200'; $hour_mins = $hour_mins $gmt_offset[0] substr ($gmt_offset, 1); That returns a parse error.. as does the short form of that (+=). As it is now, I'm switch()'ing the $gmt_offset[0]. $hour_mins += substr ($gmt_offset, 1); works.. $hour_mins = $hour_mins + substr ($gmt_offset, 1); works.. Is this unsupported for any particular reason.. or am I just not syntactically correct? Thanks! Jeremy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! To reply, use the web interface found at http://bugs.php.net/?id=10506&edit=2