RE: [PHP] retriving a variable name

Thanks for the info. I was just wondering, I couldn't find anything in the documentation about it but thought that I may have missed it somewhere. Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Maxim Maletsky [mailto:maxim@php.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:53 AM > To: Marek Kilimajer > Cc: PHP > Subject: Re: [PHP] retriving a variable name > > > This is not possible. Use arrays instead, it will require you to change > the logic within your application. > > -- > Maxim Maletsky > maxim@php.net > > www.PHPBeginner.com // where PHP Begins > > > > Marek Kilimajer <kilimajer@webglobe.sk> wrote... : > > > If I understand you correctly, this is not possible, but na easy > > workaroud is to call your function like this: > > func(compact('varname')), which will give you an array( 'varname' > > => > > 'varvalue') in your function. > > > > Matt Giddings wrote: > > > > >Is there a way to retrieve the variable name from within php? > > > > > >Example: > > > > > >$myvar = 'test'; > > > > > >I want to be able to pass '$myvar' to a function and retrieve both the > > >name of the variable 'myvar' and the value of the variable 'test' in > > >this case. > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Matt > > > > > >--- > > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > >Version: 6.0.399 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/2002 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.399 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/2002 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.399 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/2002