Re^2: Adding a number from scalar variable to array name

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Re^3: Adding a number from scalar variable to array name by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 08, 2006 at 18:54 UTC
In that case, I agree with chargrill. Don't use a variable as a variable name. You could use an AoA instead.	[reply]
Re^3: Adding a number from scalar variable to array name by hgolden (Pilgrim) on Sep 08, 2006 at 18:58 UTC
I agree that you probably don't want to use a variable as a variable name, but you still have to fix your problem. Have you considered using an array of arrays? You can define elements as `$array[1][2]=(whatever)` which would be the third element of the second array (0 being the first index).	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Adding a number from scalar variable to array name by davido (Cardinal) on Sep 09, 2006 at 09:10 UTC
No, you don't NEED to do that. You really don't. You may think that's the best way to solve your problem, but it's definitely not. It's the WORST way to solve your problem. Variable variable names (symbolic references) are a bad solution to just about every problem. And you haven't invented a new good reason. You've just come up with an other example of a bad reason to use them. Listen to what people are telling you. Use a hash, use real first rate references. Forget that you ever thought about variable variable names. You don't need them, and shouldn't want them. Are they possible? Yes. Wise? No. Dave	[reply]