note 59039 added to function.eval

You can also create a function that set a variable and print it: function set_and_print($var, $value) { echo $value; eval("\$$var = \"$value\";"); } to use it: set_and_print("var", "hi"); this must display "hi" and set $var with value "hi". ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+59039 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59039&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+59039&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php