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[Daniel Porcher]

Is there a consensus about the use of variable variables?  I have a form
with multiple rows with the same fields that vary in name by a numeric
suffix.  It seems to me in the code example below that using a variable
variable is a little cleaner.   Is there a reason why I shouldn't use the
first method?


1) Using variable variables

foreach($array as $key => $value)
{

$field = $name . $key;
$$field = foo($_POST['$field']);

}

2) Using arrays

foreach($array as $key => $value)
{

$field = $name . $key;
$fieldarray[$key] = foo($_POST['$field']);

}


Thanks,

Dan

Daniel Porcher
President
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