variable scoping issue?

Hello,
I have a quick question...

I have something like this:

$var = "Hello $firstname how are you?"

on an included file...

Then in another file (that includes the above)

I have:

$firstname = "foo";
echo $var;

In the output:

'Hello how are you?"

So, it appears that $firstname isn't in scope... and yet it is.

I have tried using eval(), only to get the same result.

I know in ColdFusion, I would just use the cf_stringevaluate tag... but this is something else... "something elusive." (sorry for the ob1 quote 🙂

I know I'm probably just overlooking something.

Thanks!

From what you posted, it looks like the assignment to $var happens before the assignment to $firstname.

When you assign the string to $var, the value of $firstname is used, not a reference to the variable.

Okay,
that makes sense... so how do you, in a string-fied way, store a reference to a variable???

Essentially what I am trying to do is store a "template" that is evaluated when needed.

The "template" is stored in $var, and when $var is used... the '$firstname' (and so on) will be used...

Is there a template-like function (like Perl's Text::Template)?

Thanks