RE: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm On 02 December 2004 16:49, Matthew Sims wrote: > > > So when using arrays with string keys within strings you need to > > > concatenate it. > > > > > > $var = "I live in the city of ". $_POST['cityname']; > > > > No, you do not *need* to -- it is one option, certainly, but there > > is no necessity about it. > > > > Within double-quoted strings, it is perfectly acceptable to use > > unquoted array keys: > > > > $var = "I live in the city of $_POST[cityname]"; > > True and that is perfectly fine though PHP will check to see > if cityname > is a defined word first. No it will not -- not in a double-quoted string (if by "defined word" you mean constant). Outside of a double-quoted string, yes it will. > > As the manuel shows: > > // Works but note that this works differently outside string-quotes > echo "A banana is $fruits[banana]."; Yes -- *works*, as in always works, because no constant lookup is done when interpolating within a double-quoted string. > Consistency can go a long way. :) Oh, I agree with you there, which is why I personally always use the "...{$arr['index']} ..." syntax. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211