name of variable

[Anon]

I got a function which accept a parameter

when the parameter is an integer
i would take the integer
else
I would take the name (string) of the variable which be given in the parameter

I know how to test if the parameter is an int but i don't know how to get the name of the parameter

is it possible ?

[Anon]

this would be possible if you pass an associative array

ie:

$myarray["some index"] = "blah blah blah";

foreach ($myarray as $key=>$value) {
// key = "some index";
echo $key;
}

[Anon]

can U give an example with a function as

function return_input($OFFSET)
{
if(is_int($OFFSET))
{
return $OFFSET;
}
else
{
return 'name of the var which is give';
}
}

thx

[Anon]

create an associative array that contains the integer or string.
VARIABLE_NAME is the name of the variable that you want to pass to the function

$offset_array[0] = $VARIABLE_NAME

use the Key, value combination in PHP for an array. Key is the name of the variable
value is the value of the associated key (see else statement in the code below)

here is the complete code:

// store variable in an array
$offset_array[0] = $VARIABLE_NAME;

// call the function
return_input( $offset_array );

function return_input( $offset_array )
{
// if passed item is an integer, return the integer
if( is_int($offset_array[0] )
return $offset_array[0];

// else return the variable name
else
{
// loop through the array, return the index of the integer (the variable name)
foreach ($offset_array as $key=>$value)
{
// key is now the name of the variable, the index
return $key;
}
}
}