Creating an Array with an Index

[Anon]

Folks

I have the following variable:

$varstring = '"'.$key.'"=>"'.$val.'"';

Which resolves to :

"key"=>"value"

When I try to create an array using

$newarray = array ($varstring);

I get

[0]=>"key"=>"value"

and I cant reference the index for my array

$newarray['key'];

BUT when i create the array subsituting the variable for its contents

$newarray = array ("key"=>"value");

it all works fine.

How do I create the array so that I can use my $key and $value variables as data?

Many Thanks

[Anon]

I'm confused by what you are trying to do. If you have the key=>value pair, why not just use them (as in your second example that works)?