Re: How to use a variable variable with an array [solved]

Dear Robert, On 14.12.2011, at 22:02, Robert Cummings wrote: > $path = ‘/path/to/data/in/my/arbitrarily/deep/array/'; > $array = $someBigFatArray; > $focus = &$array; > foreach( explode( '/', $path ) as $step ) > { > if ($step === '' || $step === 'CONFIGURATION’) > { > continue; > } > if( isset( $focus[$step] ) ) > { > $focus = &$focus[$step]; > } > else > { > unset( $focus ); > $focus = null; > break; > } > } > echo "<pre>"; echo var_export($focus, TRUE); echo "</pre>"; This solution is excellent! I modified it a little to match for empty $step and then continue, just in case there is a leading, ending or doubled “/“ and same for CONFIGURATION which will be my indicator to find the values where we expect a value replacement. if ($step === '' || $step === 'CONFIGURATION’) { continue; } Great thing! Thanks a lot to all! Cheers, Nils -- http://webint.cryptonode.de / a Fractal project