Re: New function request - Variable parsing a string

> I don't want to parse variables FROM a string but I want to parse them > INTO a string as described on the page: > > > http://ie.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.parsing > > Below a PHP example that shows the function I want. > > <?php > > $abc = '123'; > $klm['klm'] = '456'; > $xyz->xyz = '789'; > > $string = '* {$abc} * {$klm[\'klm\']} * {$xyz->xyz} *'; > > $result = parseVarsIntoString ($string); > > echo $result; > > function parseVarsIntoString ($string) { > > extract($GLOBALS); > > eval('$result = "' . str_replace('"', '\\"', > $string) . '";'); > > return $result; > > } Just use double quotes, no need for a function: $string = "* {$abc} * {$klm['klm']} * {$xyz->xyz} *"; echo $string; Consider rereading that manual page. Regards, Philip