Re: Can i take the variable name in a function?

Andy Hultgren wrote: > Would something like this work? did you try it? ;-) it won't work > > Definition: > function example($$ex) { > echo "Variable Name is $ex"; > } > > example($ball); > > > I'm fairly new to php and not so familiar with variable variables, but I > thought I'd throw it out there as a thought! > > Andy > > > On 10/11/06, *Jochem Maas* <jochem@iamjochem.com > <mailto:jochem@iamjochem.com>> wrote: > > Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote: > > How can i take the variable name inside a function, ex: > > > > definition: > > function example( $ex ){ > > echo "Variable Name is $ex "; // how to do this? > > } > > > > use: > > > > example($ball); > > > > output: Variable Name is ball; > > > > another: > > > > example($sportCar); > > > > output: Variable Name is sportCar; > > > > is that possible? > > no. > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List ( http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >