RE: Why $ on variable names?

It could have, but what does "array" consist of below? variable = "foo"; array[variable] = variable; Is it "variable" => "variable", or "foo" => "foo" or "variable" => "foo" or ? By using $ you keep things simpler... at least to me :) -philip On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, brucedickey wrote: > Thanks for all the replies. > > I just seemed to me that to add $ everywhere was more work (and not as > aesthetic as a plain word) than using some other syntax for print. But, in > fact, it could have been designed so you could still use > > print "I'm a $variable"; > > without the use of $ in other uses of the variable (like in assignments and > references to it), right? Rhetorical question. > > (Just an initial impression of PHP)... > > Bruce > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Wong [mailto:php-general@gremlins.com.hk] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:40 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: Why $ on variable names? > > > On Wednesday 13 November 2002 02:35, Leif K-Brooks wrote: > > I'm just guessing here. For one thing, to seperate variables from > > constants. Also, it makes it possible to use variables within quotes. > > Yup. So you can have: > > print "I'm a $variable"; > > instead of the messy javascript way: > > alert("I'm a " . $variable); > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > > /* > Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall, > Aleph-null bottles of beer, > You take one down, and pass it around, > Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall. > */ > > > -- > 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 >