On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:41 AM, MikeP <mpeloso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks, Thats the kind of help I was looking for. > Mike > <ceo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:20090114162142.65944.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > You can only interpolate ONE level of array or object indirection in a > > string. > > > > WORKS: > > "... $foo[x] ..." > > "... $foo->x ..." > > > > FAILS: > > "... $foo[x][y] ..." > > "... $foo->x->y ..." //almost for sure it fails, never tried... > > > > You can use curly braces in side a string to evaluate something: > > > > WORKS: > > "... {$foo[x][y]} ..." > > "... {$foo->x->y} ..." > > > > [soapbox] > > I personally think this is possibly the ugliest wart of variable/string > > interpolation. > > > > Not sure how/why it came about, but it makes zero sense, really... > > [/soapbox] > > > > ymmv > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Doesn't anybody use prepared statements these days? It even helps MySQL AND Oracle cache an execution plan... -- Kyle Terry | www.kyleterry.com