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Posted by Kim Andrι Akerψ on 12/09/05 21:29
ross wrote:
> The following gives an error:
>
> <?php
> $super-man=100;
> ?>
>
> Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=' in /test.php on line 2
>
> I understand that the "-" sign is seen as an operator.
Correct, the "-" sign is considered as a minus sign.
> is there a way to get around this? I need to have "-" in variable
> names.
Why?
You can safely use "_" (underscore) instead. If you need to use it in a
query string or form field, use $_POST, $_GET or $_REQUEST.
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