Posted by Malcolm Dew-Jones on 12/09/05 22:19

Janwillem Borleffs (jw@jwscripts.com) wrote:
: ross wrote:
: > I understand that the "-" sign is seen as an operator.
: > is there a way to get around this? I need to have "-" in variable
: > names.

: Why a hyphen and not an underscore? Anyways if you insist:

: ${'super-man'} = 100;
: print ${'super-man'};

Technically correct, and good to know for understanding php.

However the original poster should please notice that either of the
following two would normally be much better in a program

$super_heroes['super-man'] = 100;

OR

$super_man = 100;

The best style would depend on the circumstances. In a game of "superman
vs kryptonite" the latter would likely be appropriate.

In a game of "how many super heroes do your friends know" then the former
would likely be best.

$0.10

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