Jon M. wrote: > So, are you saying that it is absolutely "PHP-illegal" to do: Yes, it is illegal. Inside a class definition you can define properties like this, but for regular variables it is simply not supported. And it makes no sense. If you can't stop your hands from typing this stuff, do this: #var $varName; -Rasmus -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php