RE: [PHP] How can I access the value in a variable whos name is in a string

I'm a PHP amateur, but a quick perusal of Eval in the manual says In PHP 4, eval() returns FALSE unless return() is called in the evaluated code, in which case the value passed to return() is returned. In PHP 3, eval() does not return a value. > -----Original Message----- > From: Henry [mailto:henry@teacake.f9.co.uk] > Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 10:30 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] How can I access the value in a > variable whos name is in > a string > > > Dear All, > > $variablename="variable"; > eval("\$".$variablename."=13;"); > echo $variable; > > This works fine!! It echoes "13"; > > But this doesn't -> > > echo eval("\"$variablename\""); > > Why?? > > > Henry > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >