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

ummmm.... no... I suppose I should have though! :) On 10/11/06, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com> wrote:

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.

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