This would be the logical way to do it (as I see it):
define('MY','pre_');
$a = "dog";
$new_var = MY.$a;
$$new_var and $pre_dog are the same :)
--Joe
On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 09:47:12PM -0500, Jeff Lewis wrote:
> I've a question regarding variable variable I was hoping someone could help me with:
>
> All the examples in the manual have the entire variable name being variable e.g.
> $a = "hello" and
> $$a being the same as $hello
>
> What I need to do, however, is append a variable portion to a constant prefix. So I
>have a set of variables that are named $MYdog, $MYcat etc. and I need to do
>
> $a = "dog"
> ${"MY$a"} being the same as $MYdog
>
> Can this be done, and if so - how? I can't get it to work.
>
> Jeff
Joe Stump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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