Re: [PHP] Variable variables into an array.

Richard Quadling wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Quick set of eyes needed to see what I've done wrong...
> 
> The following is a reduced example ...
> 
> <?php
> $Set = array();
> $Entry = 'Set[1]';
> $Value = 'Assigned';
> $$Entry = $Value;
> print_r($Set);
> ?>
> 
> The output is an empty array.
> 
> Examining $GLOBALS, I end up with an entries ...
> 
>     [Set] => Array
>         (
>         )
> 
>     [Entry] => Set[1]
>     [Value] => Assigned
>     [Set[1]] => Assigned
> 
> 
> According to http://docs.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.basics.php,
> a variable named Set[1] is not a valid variable name. The [ and ] are
> not part of the set of valid characters.
> 
> In testing all the working V4 and V5 releases I have, the output is
> always an empty array, so it looks like it is me, but the invalid
> variable name is an issue I think.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Richard.
> 
> NOTE: The above is a simple test. I'm trying to map in nested data to
> over 10 levels.

For something like this, a string that looks like a nested array 
reference, you might need to involve eval for it to "derive" that nested 
array.