RE: [PHP-WIN] Naming Variables Based on Variable Content

An example: <? $MyVar = "Contents"; $$MyVar = "Will it work?"; echo "\$Contents = $Contents\n"; ?> This will echo $Contents = Will it work? HTH, Fernando Madruga -----Original Message----- From: Michael Rudel [mailto:mru@suchtreffer.de] Sent: quarta-feira, 21 de Março de 2001 14:14 To: 'Will Degener'; 'Php-Windows (E-mail)' Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Naming Variables Based on Variable Content Sure, $MyVar = "Contents"; $$MyVar equals $Contents. Taken from the Manual, Language Reference (which everyone should read first =8), Chapter 7: Variables / Variable Variables Greetinx, Mike Michael Rudel - Web-Development, Systemadministration - _______________________________________________________________ Suchtreffer AG Bleicherstraße 20 D-78467 Konstanz Germany fon: +49-(0)7531-89207-17 fax: +49-(0)7531-89207-13 e-mail: mailto:mru@suchtreffer.de internet: http://www.suchtreffer.de _______________________________________________________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Degener [mailto:WillD@support-works.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 3:01 PM > To: Php-Windows (E-mail) > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Naming Variables Based on Variable Content > > > Any ideas if this is possible and if so how ??? > Thanks in advance. - Will > > If I have a variable : > > $MyVar = "Contents"; > > Can I create a variable at "runtime" that has a name based on > the contents > of $MyVar ? > eg > > $Contents > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net