RE: [PHP] Calling a Variable in a weird Way
| From: | Ford, Mike [LSS] | Date: | Thu, 07 Mar 2002 13:05:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Calling a Variable in a weird Way | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip S. Baker [mailto:phillip@freewolf.net]
> Sent: 07 March 2002 05:52
>
> for ($i=1; $i < 12; $i++) {
> echo state_$i; // This would print out either Yes No or Maybe.
> }
Close -- it's actually:
echo ${"state_$i"};
(For the record, these are called "variable variables", and are documented at http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php).
Cheers!
Mike
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