dynamic variable names for objects

[Rolf Mander]

Hi,
I need to use dynamic variable names but for objects.
As you know something like that works fine:

$variable="content";
$part="able";
echo ${"vari".$part};
// gives out content

but i need to use a database object after a mysql query something like that

$sqlresult= mysql_query("SELECT * FROM t_table_xy");
while (($obj = @mysql_fetch_object($sqlresult)) {
echo ${"obj->f_".$fieldname[1]};
}

but this dont work, I suppose because of the -pointer.
has someone an idea how to solve that ?

thanks
rolf

[Willem Bogaerts]

I need to use dynamic variable names but for objects.

Search for magic methods in the PHP help.

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[Andy Hassall]

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:40:20 +0200, "Rolf Mander" <ro*********@spam.comwrote:

>Hi,
I need to use dynamic variable names but for objects.
As you know something like that works fine:

$variable="content";
$part="able";
echo ${"vari".$part};
// gives out content

but i need to use a database object after a mysql query something like that

$sqlresult= mysql_query("SELECT * FROM t_table_xy");
while (($obj = @mysql_fetch_object($sqlresult)) {
echo ${"obj->f_".$fieldname[1]};

You'll need a temporary variable for the name.

$field = 'f_' . $fieldname[1];
echo $obj->$field;

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[Schraalhans Keukenmeester]

Rolf Mander wrote:

Hi,
I need to use dynamic variable names but for objects.
As you know something like that works fine:

$variable="content";
$part="able";
echo ${"vari".$part};
// gives out content

but i need to use a database object after a mysql query something like that

$sqlresult= mysql_query("SELECT * FROM t_table_xy");
while (($obj = @mysql_fetch_object($sqlresult)) {
echo ${"obj->f_".$fieldname[1]};
}

but this dont work, I suppose because of the -pointer.
has someone an idea how to solve that ?

thanks
rolf

Instead of the direct echo way, first store the total string in a variable.

<?PHP
// your code up to and incl. the while loop
$output= "$obj->f_{$fieldname[1]}";
echo $output;
?>

Using the magic __call() method may be the more formally correct, if
there is such a thing...

HTH

Sh.

[Hendri Kurniawan]

Andy Hassall wrote:

You'll need a temporary variable for the name.

$field = 'f_' . $fieldname[1];
echo $obj->$field;

IMHO no need to put a temp var.
just do: echo $obj->{'f_'.$fieldname[1]};

Hendri

[Rolf Mander]

Thanks guys for helping me out !

Rolf