Re: Creating variable names from values
| From: | Satyam | Date: | Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:51:08 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Creating variable names from values | ||
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They are called 'variable variables': http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php and it is under .... variables!
Satyam
PS: it sounds obvious once said, but it's usage might not be, so I meant the pun, but not to tease you.
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Satyam wrote:Thanks, any idea where this is described in the PHP manual? Searching for "$$" produces no results. O. Wyss -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/713 - Release Date: 07/03/2007 9:24$key = 'K' . $key;if ($$key) { notice double dollar sign, it means, not the value of $key but the value of the variable $key says.