note 76245 added to language.variables

Here's a simple solution for retrieving the variable name, based on the lucas (http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.php#49997) solution, but shorter, just two lines =) <?php function var_name(&$var, $scope=0) { $old = $var; if (($key = array_search($var = 'unique'.rand().'value', !$scope ? $GLOBALS : $scope)) && $var = $old) return $key; } ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 189.29.194.38 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/76245 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76245 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/76245 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php