Re: Re: IS THIS A BUG?

This functionality is a feature and is commonly called variable variables. http://www.php.net/variables.variable Cheers, Rob. On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 16:42, DvDmanDT wrote: > Considering the manual has examples using that method (or at least had), and > many tutorials, I think you can use it... > When using register_globals=off, this might be off intrest: (notice $$var) > while(list($var,$val)=each($_REQUEST))$$var=$val; > > -- > // DvDmanDT > MSN: dvdmandt@hotmail.com > Mail: dvdmandt@telia.com > "Steve Todd" <steve_todd@blueyonder.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet > news:000501c36cd9$ad9bae70$4d782a52@speedchild... > > Is it possible to define a variable, such as: > > $foo = "bar"; > > > > and then do as follows to create a totally different variable: > > $$foo = "text here"; > > > > this seems to mean $bar = "text here";. > > > > Is this a bug or can we legally use it. > > > > Steve > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- .---------------------------------------------. | Worlds of Carnage - http://www.wocmud.org | :---------------------------------------------: | Come visit a world of myth and legend where | | fantastical creatures come to life and the | | stuff of nightmares grasp for your soul. | `---------------------------------------------'