[PHP] Re: C-style parameterized macros

Neil == Neil Zanella [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Neil Hello, Neil I have noticed that PHP can be used to define constants but Neil not parametrized macros, a feature is is currently lacking. Neil It is possible to use arrays instead with the only Neil disadvantage that array

[PHP] question from a php newbie

I'm so new to this, in fact, that I may not be able to even frame my question correctly. Please bear with me. Suppose that I had a list in a data base of, say, countries and that I built an array as $states = array ( array(abbr=MA, name=Massachusetts),