Re: construct name variable

What do you mean "return $b_example"? Do you mean return that as a string? When a function returns a value, it just returns a value -- a nameless value. It doesn't matter what the variable was called within the function, it just returns the value, without any variable name. However, you *could* have a function set a global variable with the desired name and value. The following function will do that: create a global variable named $a_sample with the value that you provided. May be this is what you want? If not, please be more specific... function make_variable($id, $value) {

    $thevar = $id.'_example';
    global $$thevar;
    $$thevar = $value;

} make_variable('a', 5); echo "a_example: $a_example<br>\n"; // This displays 5, as it should... At 09:47 AM 11/6/2001 +0100, you wrote:

hallo all, I woul like to construct the name of my variables using a function. for example, when I call the function using 'a' as an input it will return the variable $a_example with some value. When I call the function using 'b' as an input it will return $b_example. I have no idea how to do this. Can somebody help me with this one? kind regards, Pim

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