Re: Re: Variables within a string

On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 08:39:16PM -0500, webapprentice wrote: > From: Jason Wong <php-general@gremlins.com.hk> > On Monday 11 March 2002 11:10, Chris Cocuzzo wrote: > > > > $foo = "Entry for " . $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"]; > > $foo = "Entry for for $HTTP_POST_VARS[name]"; But that's not good programming. Associative arrays should have the key quoted in order to avoid confusion with contants. See http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php#language.types.array.donts Plus, since you're using non-evaluated strings, use single quotes. So, I'd write it like this: $foo = 'Entry for for ' . $HTTP_POST_VARS['name']; But, wouldn't it be cleaner to just use?: $foo = "Entry for for $name"; Now, I wonder why you're even assigning this information to yet another varialbe. Why not just use the information straight up?: echo "Entry for for $name"; Of course, there are legitimate reasons for your approach, but often new programmers needlessly assign stuff to varialbes. Just making sure. Finally, if you really want to use $HTTP_POST_VARS[] AND your'e running PHP 4.1*, consider using the superglobal $_POST[] instead. Enjoy, --Dan -- PHP scripts that make your job easier http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/code/ SQL Solution | Layout Solution | Form Solution T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y