Andy Hultgren wrote:
> Would something like this work?

did you try it? ;-)
it won't work

>  
> Definition:
> function example($$ex) {
>    echo "Variable Name is $ex";
> }
>  
> example($ball);
> 
>  
> I'm fairly new to php and not so familiar with variable variables, but I
> thought I'd throw it out there as a thought!
>  
> Andy
> 
>  
> On 10/11/06, *Jochem Maas* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> 
>     Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote:
>     > How can i take the variable name inside a function, ex:
>     >
>     > definition:
>     > function example( $ex ){
>     >   echo "Variable Name is $ex ";  // how to do this?
>     > }
>     >
>     > use:
>     >
>     > example($ball);
>     >
>     > output: Variable Name is ball;
>     >
>     > another:
>     >
>     > example($sportCar);
>     >
>     > output: Variable Name is sportCar;
>     >
>     > is that possible?
> 
>     no.
> 
>     >
>     >
>     >
> 
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