Re: Expand variable in comparison

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On Jan 19, 2008 9:52 AM, Richard Lynch <ceo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You can cheat like this:
>
> define('DEBUG', 1);
>
> if (DEBUG || $this->var == $preDefinedStringToTestWith)
>   return true;
> else
>   return false;
>
> At some later date, you change the 1 to 0 in the define() statement.
>
> Please tell us WHY you want do what you want to do...
>
>
> On Fri, January 18, 2008 1:50 pm, Marcus wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> >
> > Is there any way to get the following snippet returning a true?
> >
> >
> > ...
> > $this->var = ?????
> > if ($this->var == $preDefinedStringToTestWith)
> >      return true;
> > else
> >      false;
> >
> >
> >
> > The problem:
> > I don't know, what $preDefinedStringToTestWith is!
> > $this->var can be set to any string.
> >
> > I tried
> > $this->var = "${preDefinedStringToTestWith}"
> > but this doesn't get expanded.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Marcus.
> >
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>
>
> --
> Some people have a "gift" link here.
> Know what I want?
> I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist.
> http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch
> Yeah, I get a buck. So?
>
>

I *think* you want:

return $this->var == $$preDefinedStringToTestWith;

http://us.php.net/language.variables.variable
-- 
-Casey

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