note 50912 added to language.variables.variable

It may be worth specifically noting, if variable names follow some kind of "template," they can be referenced like this: <?php // Given these variables ... $nameTypes = array("first", "last", "company"); $name_first = "John"; $name_last = "Doe"; $name_company = "PHP.net"; // Then this loop is ... foreach($nameTypes as $type) print ${"name_$type"} . "\n"; // ... equivalent to this print statement. print "$name_first\n$name_last\n$name_company\n"; ?> This is apparent from the notes others have left, but is not explicitly stated. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+50912 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50912&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50912&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50912&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50912&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50912&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+50912&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php