Re: Trying to read the value of a var...

On Saturday 10 May 2003 22:50, Amanda McComb wrote: > > > echo $$name2; //HERE, the correct value displays > > > > What exactly does it display? > > 2 for the first one > > 4 for the second I mean: what does "echo $$name2;" show? > > > echo $query2;?><BR><? //Here, it displays like this > > > //$quantity_10 > > > > And what exactly does this display? > > $quantity_10 and $quantity_13 And what does "echo $query2;" show? > I tried to figure out a way to use an array in this case, but I was > stumped. > > I would need something more like a hash, that would hold both the primary > key and a quantity. Does php have something like that? Is there a place > I can go to find an example? Arrays in php can function like a hash as in Perl but are much more flexible than that. manual > Types > Arrays for more details and examples. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. -- Voltaire */