Language feature of PHP: A variable variable takes the value of a variable and treats that as the name of a variable.
Language feature of PHP: A variable variable takes the value of a variable and treats that as the name of a variable.
Questions tagged [variable-variables]
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Use Variable Variable as Array Prefix
Is it possible to use a variable variable as an array prefix? I have a set of arrays with the format $x_settings, and I want to output the values of just one depending on which prefix matches a condition.
This is an extremely stripped-down version…
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Unable to pass Variable Variable String Value in php
I have a code like this:
$values = array('1A', '2B', '3C', '4D', '5E');
$checked = array('1A_check', '2B_check', '3C_check', '4D_check', '5E_check');
$description = array('Description1', 'Description2', 'Description3', 'Description4',…
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Variable variabls in php using WAMPserver issue
I am running newest version of WAMPServer on Windows 7 Home Premium. It accesses database (remote) fine, it runs basic PHP fine. My issue is with variable variables. On my godaddy server, the exact code runs fine.
When I try to include a file that…
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Looping through PHP array in foreach and give each $value a new variable name
I want to take an array, loop it with a foreach loop, and have each array value be sent through a class to get data from a database. This is the code I am currently using:
foreach ($unique_category as $key => $value)
{
$category = $value;
…
Runner
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Variable variables created within a for loop
I'd like to change this:
if ($week_day == "1")
{
$day1_hours = $value;
}
if ($week_day == "2")
{
$day2_hours = $value;
}
if ($week_day == "3")
{
$day3_hours = $value;
}
if ($week_day == "4")
{
$day4_hours = $value;
}
if ($week_day ==…
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C# - Web Service property name Dynamic construction
i should construct dinamically the property name (to set it) in a web service invocation using the variables "section" and "fieldName" derived from the two nested foreach (as shown below). I tried with some code found googling "variable variables"…
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What are some alternate ways I can access this php array?
DETAILS
I have a separate problem that I am investigating that seems to be related to the way I am accessing arrays. Hence this possibly odd question.
I have the following array
$response['custom_validation']['agreetotos0']…
TryHarder
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get_func_argNames and variable variables
I'm writing a method to generate detailed data for logging functions and arguments in debug mode. I previously reproduced the same code in multiple places (bad), but it works just fine (good):
function validate_date($date)
{
if ($condition)
…
a coder
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PHP templating variables - smarty style (or other better style) and unlimited depth
I'm working on a template system that first and foremost needs to be efficient and secondly needs to be easily readable.
I have done something nearly identical before, but it involved preg_match_all - hopelessly inefficient.
So, say we have the HTML…
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Variable variables with $_POST
I have a long list of variables with a number at the end. For example address1 and I have all the way up top address14. I want to post these from a form but rather than type out $address1 = $_POST[address1] I would like to create a loop that loops…
Ade
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access to member of object in php with value of parameter?
i want return on of properties of myobject like this code :
class myobject{
var $foo = 1;
var $bar = 2;
function getProperty($Field) {
return $this->$Field;// this line have error
}
}
$object = new myobject();
i call method…
aya
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How do I push an element onto an array who's name is contained in a variable?
I'm making a generic php class which autoloads values into an object from a Database
To set properties I use this:
$object->$propertyName = $valueFromDB; where the value of propertyName is comes from the mysql field name..
Now I want to push…
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Dynamically modify a static variable variable array
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Dynamically call a static variable (array)
, but for writing to the variables.
I'm trying to initialize a couple static arrays in my constructor, but can't figure out how to code their names dynamically.
When I try…
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PHP - assigning variable in a foreach loop
I have a variable like this
$profile = $adapter->getProfile();
Now i'm using it like this
$profile->profileurl
$profile->websiteurl
$profile->etc
Now i want to use it in a foreach loop
So i created an array like this
$data =…
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Referencing a multidimensional array's elements based on a string without eval
Alright I'm working with a large multidimensional array which has more information in it than I need and I want to loop through it to filter the data which I'm interested in. Sadly this multidimensional array is produced dynamically and doesn't…
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