Re: Name of variable to string [SOLVED]

At 10:31 AM -0500 2/8/08, Daniel Brown wrote:

On Feb 8, 2008, at 10:14 AM, tedd wrote:

Hi gang: From a variable with the name of $this_variable -- how do I get a

string 'this_variable' ?

    What Tedd means is this:  ;-P

BINGO! We have a winner! For those of you who want to know what I'm doing with the solution, please review: http://www.webbytedd.com/bbbb/var-string/index.php Warning: Geek meters should be worn at all times and exposure should be limited. All code is shown. The "problem" that I was seeking a solution for was simply an easier way to grab POST and GET variables and place them into SESSIONs while keeping the most current values current. I'm a little disappointed in the solution because I wanted the statements to be: $post_var = sessionize_post($post_var); $get_var = sessionize_get($ger_var); But, the function provided by Daniel (and found in the literature) would not work from within my session_post and session_get functions -- I think it's probably something to do with the scope of the variable. In any event, I had to alter the calls to:

    $post_var = @sessionize_post($post_var, vname($post_var));     $get_var = @sessionize_get($get_var, vname($get_var));

You see, there can be reasons why someone would want to know the variable's name. Thanks Daniel and to all who commented. Cheers, tedd -- ------- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com