variable name problem

[pneb]

I am trying to dynamically generate some menus, but having problems acessing my variables.

I have an array called $company_pages which contains the names of sub pages in the category of "company".

The name of the category (company) is held in the variable $page

I try to access my array on the page by setting a new variable :
$section= "$". $page . "_pages";
so that $section = $company_pages .
The problem is $section[0] =c
$section[0] =o
$section[0] =m etc. because $section is really the string "company pages" --How can I make is reference my array?
Thank you!
Patty

[hermand]

I don't /really/ follow what youre doing. But I'll try.

You have (For example here) 1 variable with menus:

$menu_name = array(menu1,menu2);

and then 2 more arrays

$menu1_array = array(home, contact);
$menu2_array = array(sub1, sub2);

and you wanna make a dynamic menu? So, variable variables again, I guess. I hate this fuckers.

[hermand]

Reet, I dunno if these actually work with Arrays, but I assume so.
$page = $page."pages";
for($i = 0; $i < $numSubs; $i++){
$variableName = {$page."pages";

$subMenu = ${$page["$i"]};
echo $subMenu;
}

Probably wont work, but you should get the idea.

[pneb]

Thank you, but I seem to get the same thing--a variable equal to a string "company_pages".

If $page is set to "company", how can I reference my array "company_pages"?

Patty

[pneb]

variableName = $page."_pages";

for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {

$sub = ${$variableName};

$subMenu = $sub["$i"];
}
this worked for me.
Patty

[hermand]

Thats the one, I was doing it off the top of my head and wasn't really paying attention (K)

[pneb]

you pointed the way..thanks