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[csnyder]

On 9/10/06, Tim Lieberman <tim_lists at o2group.com> wrote:
> David,
>
>     In general, yes, use single quotes.  Using double-quotes will cause
> PHP to interpret the string, and is necessary if the key has a variable
> in it, for example: $myarray["something_$var"], with $var=='foo', will
> get you the value of $myarray['something_foo'].
>
>     While I'm not entirely sure about how you're echoing stuff, try just
> not putting the array reference inside the string.  Instead, use the
> concatenation operator ".":
>
>     echo 'You are ' . $user['username'] . '.  Last login: ' .
> $user['last_login']';
>


For what its worth, you need to use a similar strategy when
referencing object properties that are more than one "level" deep.

"Hello $user->name." will work, but "Hello $auth->user->name." will not.


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Chris Snyder
http://chxo.com/