Re: $ vs $$

In case anyone needs to see this in action, I have a short function which utilizes it. The reason for this function is to provide search engine friendly URLs. http://www.nirvani.net/software/variables_from_uri.php.asc -jeremy brand Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us. -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4 On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Max Derkachev wrote: > Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 14:43:14 +0300 > From: Max Derkachev <kot@books.ru> > To: Dallas Kropka <dallask@firstworld.net> > Cc: PHP LIST <php-general@lists.php.net> > Subject: Re: [PHP] $ vs $$ > > $$ dereferences variables' names, just like in perl. Using $$ you'll get variable > variable's name. E.g.: > $var = 'myvar'; > $$var = 1 ; // equivalent to ${$var} = 1 and actually means $myvar = 1. > > Dallas Kropka wrote: > > > I have seen places where $$ is used. When should I use $$ and what does it do. > > > > Thank you. > > Dallas K. > > -- > Best regards, > Max A. Derkachev mailto:kot@books.ru > Symbol-Plus Publishing Ltd. > phone: +7 (812) 265-0054, 265-1228, phone/fax: 567-8775 > http://www.Books.Ru -- All Books of Russia > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >