Woops, you can even do this:
$toast = array("wheat", "rye", "pumpernickel");
$numbreads = count($toast);
for ($index = 0; $index < $numbreads; $index++) {
${"column" . $index} = $toasts[$index];
}
(A little less code and one less variable required.)
Sean
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean R. Bright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:49 PM
> To: 'Jay Lepore'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP] if $index=1 how can I create a variable named
> $column_1 by appending $index behind $columnname
>
>
>
> $toast = array("wheat", "rye", "pumpernickel");
> $numbreads = count($toast);
> for ($index = 0; $index < $numbreads; $index++) {
> $temp = "column$index";
> $$temp = $toasts[$index]
> }
>
> You will now have variables called column1, column2, and column3.
>
> Sean
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jay Lepore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:09 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [PHP] if $index=1 how can I create a variable
> named $column_1
> > by appending $index behind $columnname
> >
> >
> > I would like to loop through an array and create variable
> > names such as
> > column1, column2, column3 etc. where the number at the end
> > comes from the
> > value of index.
> >
> > For instance:
> >
> > 1) $toast=array("wheat", "rye", "pumpernickel");
> > 2) $numbreads=count($toast);
> > 3) for($index=0;$index<$numbreads;$index++){
> > 4) $column$index=$toasts[$index];
> > 5) }
> >
> > At the end I would in theory have three fields called
> > column1, column2,
> > column3.
> >
> > How can I append $index to another to make a new variable
> > name as shown in
> > line 4 ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >
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