nawfer schreef:
> if this work
> $var0['list'] = array(
> 'type1' => 'val1',
> 'type2' => 'val2',
> 'type3' => 'val3'
> );

The above is valid PHP.

>
> is possible to have this:
> $var0['list'] = array(
> 'type1' => 'val1',
> 'type2' => 'type3' => 'val2-3'
> );

That is invalid.
What do you try to accomplish by that?

What do you expect the following line will produce:
echo $var0['type2'];

???

>
> which is correct code ?

The former.

But as C pointed out, we might be of more help if you describe what you
try to store in that array.

Regards,
Erwin Moller