Re: Variable variables and references

On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 12:39 +0100, Jochem Maas wrote: > Richard Lynch wrote: > > On Sat, March 10, 2007 6:28 am, Dave Goodchild wrote: > >> Hi guys, I have just read 'Programming PHP' (O'Reilly) and although I > >> think > >> it's a great book, I am confused about variable variables and > >> references - > >> not the mechanics, just where you would use them. > >> > >> The subject of variable variables is explained but no examples are > >> given as > >> to why and where you would utilise them. > > > > 99% of the time, using variable variables means you screwed up and > > should have used an array. :-) > > you could change that adage to this and it would still be true ;-) : > > "75% of the time, using <fill in a blank> means you screwed up and > should have used an array. :-)" > > - Lynchism #3 I'm certain it conforms to the golden ratio :) Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'