Evaluating an array inside quotes.

[ansuz]

Hello everybody,

Can someone explain me the result of the following?

print "some value = $some_array[row][col]";

The result is:

some value = $Array[col]

I know I could:

print "text" . $value;

But I'm interested in knowning why arrays are evaluated like that inside double quotes.

Thanks!

[dalecosp]

   You may have to ask the programmers...

   The only explanation I have ever seen is that the construct is too complex for the string parser, so the solution is to do as you have done --- end the quote and concatenate the variable --- or use 'curly' braces, e.g.

echo "this is my array in an array --- {$some_array['row']['col']}";

Some things we just accept, eh?