Renameing variables

[dagon]

below is a section of my code - i would like to be able to put the variable renaming bit in to a function so that i don't have to keep cutting and pasting it. the function would take (in this case) $sculp and $paint_draw as its arguments. I spent a very long day failing to get it to work -any help appreciated.

case artbycas:

$table_name = array('artbycas_paint_draw', 'artbycas_sculp');
create_output($table_name);

randomize (1,2); 
$z = 1;
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
$paint_draw[$z++] = $output[$currNum];
}

randomize (3,4);
$z = 1;
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
$sculp[$z++] = $output[$currNum];
}

break;

[tekky]

you may want to be a bit more specific... maybe comment it so people can see what you are calling "variable renaming" code... as I dont understand what you're refering to...

[dagon]

$z = 1; 
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){ 
$paint_draw[$z++] = $output[$currNum]; 
} 

this bit renames $output[foo] to $paint_draw[1] and paint_draw[2]

I want to be able to create a function
function renameit ($var) ..

were $var in this case will be $paint_draw and $sculp

[dagon]

I would expect the answere to look something like this

 
randomize (3,4); //has created unique $numbers
renameit($sculp); //sends $sculp for the new variable name 

and then the function

 
function renameit($var){
$z = 1;
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
$var[$z++] = $output[$currNum];  //creates $sculp[1 and 2]
}
}