note 78466 added to language.variables.variable

This is a handy function I put together to allow variable
variables to be used with arrays.

To use the function, when you want to reference an array,
send it in the form 'array:key' rather than 'array[key]'.

For example:

<?php

function indirect ($var, $value)     // Replaces $$var =
$value
{
   $var_data = $explode($var, ':');
   if (isset($var_data[1]))
   {
      ${$var_data[0]}[$var_data[1]] = $value;
   }
   else
   {
      ${$var_data[0]} = $value;
   }
}

$temp_array = array_fill(0, 4, 1);
$temp_var = 1;
$int_var_list = array('temp_array[2]', 'temp_var');

while (list($key, $var_name) = each($int_var_list))
{
   //  Doesn't work - creates scalar variable called
"$temp_array[2]" 
   $$var_name = 0;
}

var_dump($temp_array);
echo '<br>';
var_dump($temp_var);
echo '<br>';

//  Does work!

$int_var_list = array('temp_array:2', 'temp_var');

while (list($key, $var_name) = each($int_var_list))
{
   indirect($var_name, 2);
}

var_dump($temp_array);
echo '<br>';
var_dump($temp_var);
echo '<br>';
?>
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