> I'm trying to pass a string variable to a custom function, echoing its > *value on one line, and its *name (that is, its key if this were an array I think you are looking for "variable variables"... <?php $foo = 'test'; $test = 42; echo "$foo is ", $$foo, "<BR>\n"; ?> Note the use of $$ to sort of "follow the trail" down to a variable. Don't miss the Zend Web Store's Grand Opening on January 23, 2001! http://www.zend.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]