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Posted by Hendri Kurniawan on 01/03/07 21:39
Just a suggestion.. Why not use array?
$switches = array();
$switches[$x] = 'on';
That way it's cleaner, and no need to change any
switches or cases values later on when you
decided to change the $x to char or word for example.
Hendri Kurniawan
Ted wrote:
> I have a small pre-determined number of possible values for a variable, and
> I would like to set a value for the corresponding 'switch type' variable.
>
> For example, if $x is 14, I want to execute the following statement:
> $switch_14 = "on";
>
> In general, I want something like this:
> $switch_.$x = "on";
>
> I know I could build a switch/case structure since the values for $x are
> known and there are only a dozen or so of them, but it would seem more
> elegant and/or compact to do it another way.
>
> I've looked at eval() and variable variables and can't seem to get anything
> to work.
> I've also read the quote "If eval is the answer, you're asking the wrong
> question".
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> T
>
>
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