variable array name

I seem to be having a problem in assigning a value to an array where the
array is called dynamically.

e.g. the physical name for the array is "my_array", so:
my_array[1] = "test";
works fine.

$array_name = "my_array";
$array_name[1] = "test";
does not work.

I have tried $$array_name[1] = "test"; but to no avail.

Any Ideas?

Cheers,

Mark

On Nov 29, 2007 7:47 AM, Mark Head <mark.head@assertia.com> wrote:
> I seem to be having a problem in assigning a value to an array where the
> array is called dynamically.
>
> e.g. the physical name for the array is "my_array", so:
> my_array[1] = "test";
> works fine.
>
> $array_name = "my_array";
> $array_name[1] = "test";
> does not work.
>
> I have tried $$array_name[1] = "test"; but to no avail.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
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<?
$array_name = "mine";
$$array_name = array("This","is","how","it","should","be","done." );

print_r($mine);

$$array_name = array($$array_name,"Then","do","this","to","nest", "inside","the","array.");

print_r($$array_name);
?>


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