Combining Variables for an array

Anon

Having a real problem with this:

$ForumName="AAPL"

I have a large amount of data, this is one of the items:

$AAPL=array(19.69,0.56,"4,894,500","96,362,916","6,798,266,400","6,050,122,400");

I want the thing to make another variable (ie $ticker) that Equals the array:

ie: $ticker=$ForumName // $AAPL -

echo $ticker[0] // 19.69

Instead I get 'A' as the result

HELP!!!

I can't say $ticker=$AAPL as the page is always changing. I have to say $ticker is $ForumName (or $$ForumName) if that's possible

polson

You've answered your own question, give it a try! (re: $$ForumName)

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php

Anon

I tried exactly what the manual said.

$ForumName="AAPL"

$AAPL=array(19.69,0.56,"4,894,500","96,362,916","6,798,266,400","6,050,122,400");

echo "$$ForumName[0]; // Shows up as '$A' - should be 19.69
echo "${$ForumName[1]}; // NOTHING shows - should be 0.56
and
echo "${$ForumName[2]}: // Nothing Shows. - should be 4,894,500

How do I make this variable array work?

[deleted]

The problem is here:

$$ForumName[0]

this does not mean
($$Forumname)[0]

it means
$($ForumName[0])

so in fact it takes the value of the variable who's name is $ForumName[0], which is "a".

Try this:

$newvar=$$ForumName;
echo $newvar[0];

echo ${$ForumName}[0];