Re: How do I write a compound variable?

oops, that's printf("avg for %s is %s",$year,($$high + $$low)/2); :) sorry on 8/6/01 6:17 PM, mike cullerton at php-l@bakednotfried.com wrote: > try > > for ($year=1995;$year<=2001;$year++) { > $high = "high_" . $year; > $low = "low_" . $year; > printf("avg for %s is %s",$year,($high + $low)/2); > } > > > on 8/6/01 5:50 PM, Hugh Danaher at hdanaher@earthlink.net wrote: > >> I want to do a simple FOR statement where I average the high and low value >> for >> a given year. A user will >> input the values on a separate page and hit a submit button. I can hard code >> each year to do what I want, but I'd like a simpler method. I've tried >> variations of multiple $'s, +'s and quote marks but haven't hit on the >> correct >> method, and I could certainly use someone's help. >> >> Thanks, >> Hugh >> >> >> What I want to do: >> <?php >> >> $high_1995=22; >> $high_1996=23; >> $high_1997=20; >> $high_1998=18; >> $high_1999=20; >> $high_2000=21; >> $high_2001=23; >> >> $low_1995=22; >> $low_1996=23; >> $low_1997=20; >> $low_1998=18; >> $low_1999=20; >> $low_2000=21; >> $low_2001=23; >> >> for ($year=1995;$year<=2001;$year++) >> { >> $avg_$year=($high_$year"+$low_$year)/2 // create $avg_1995, ... >> print "$avg_$year<br>"; >> } >> >> ?> >> > > > -- mike cullerton > > -- mike cullerton