Re: [PHP] A variable inside a variable?
Alex Major wrote: > Thanks for your help with my other question, heres a new one for you. > > I need to nest a variable, inside another variable. For example: > > $($buildingname)level > > How (if at all) is this possible? it's possible but probably an array is a better solution: $someBuildinglevel = "foo"; $buildingname = "someBuilding"; echo ${$buildingname."level"}; // outputs "foo" now go lookup variable variables in the manual to for your penance ;-) > > Thanks. > Alex. > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] A variable inside a variable?
I've never found a use for it myself, but yes.. php provides for 'variable variables': http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php $a = 'varname'; $varname = 'test'; echo $$a; > test -TG = = = Original message = = = Thanks for your help with my other question, heres a new one for you. I need to nest a variable, inside another variable. For example: $($buildingname)level How (if at all) is this possible? Thanks. Alex. ___ Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] A variable inside a variable?
> > Thanks for your help with my other question, heres a new one for you. > > I need to nest a variable, inside another variable. For example: > > $($buildingname)level > > How (if at all) is this possible? http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php JM -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] A variable inside a variable?
This might help... http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array.php -B Alex Major wrote: Thanks for your help with my other question, heres a new one for you. I need to nest a variable, inside another variable. For example: $($buildingname)level How (if at all) is this possible? Thanks. Alex. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] A variable inside a variable?
Thanks for your help with my other question, heres a new one for you. I need to nest a variable, inside another variable. For example: $($buildingname)level How (if at all) is this possible? Thanks. Alex. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php