Random Variable?

[Anon]

is there a way to have random variables like you can with numbers using the rand() function?

[Anon]

Random variables? $somerandomlygeneratedname?

Lessee: ${"var_".rand()}

...though you'd probably want to save "var_".rand() in a string somewhere so's you can refer to it again later:

$variables[35]="var_".rand();

$$variables[35];

[Anon]

what i mean is something like this.
You take these 3 variables and each time the page opens or refreshes a different one of these variables is selected.

$a
$b
$c

first time: $a
second time: $c
third time : $b

and so on

[Anon]

Okay, with you now.

It's largely as I described, in fact - only instead of randomising the variable names you randomise the array indices.

I'll use your example throughout.

$variables=array("a","b","c");

$index=rand(0,2); //Our random array index.

$$variables[$index];

When $index is 0, for example, then asking for
$$variables[0]
gets you
${"a"}
which evaluates to
$a
and you have your randomly-selected variable.

You can of course continue to use $a, $b, $c ad libertum throughout your script; $$variables[$index] will keep up with any changes.

Hope this is more along the lines of what you want.

[Anon]

thanks thats what i am looking for