Re: Can i take the variable name in a function?

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ummmm.... no... I suppose I should have though! :)

On 10/11/06, Jochem Maas <jochem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Andy Hultgren wrote:
> Would something like this work?

did you try it? ;-)
it won't work

>
> Definition:
> function example($$ex) {
>    echo "Variable Name is $ex";
> }
>
> example($ball);
>
>
> I'm fairly new to php and not so familiar with variable variables, but I
> thought I'd throw it out there as a thought!
>
> Andy
>
>
> On 10/11/06, *Jochem Maas* <jochem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jochem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote:
>     > How can i take the variable name inside a function, ex:
>     >
>     > definition:
>     > function example( $ex ){
>     >   echo "Variable Name is $ex ";  // how to do this?
>     > }
>     >
>     > use:
>     >
>     > example($ball);
>     >
>     > output: Variable Name is ball;
>     >
>     > another:
>     >
>     > example($sportCar);
>     >
>     > output: Variable Name is sportCar;
>     >
>     > is that possible?
>
>     no.
>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
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