Array Problems

[O.B.]

In the code below, the aboutMenuNames array gets overwritten with the
values in mainMenuNames in the constructor. What am I doing wrong?
class dynamicMenu {

var $mainMenuNames;

var $aboutMenuNames;

//
// Constructor
//
function dynamicMenu() {
$this->$aboutMenuNames = array("About Us",
"Statement of Faith",
"About Our Pastor",
"Directions to Us",
"Contact Us");

$this->$mainMenuNames = array("Home",
"AboutUs",
"ForAdults",
"ForTheKids",
"ForTheYouth",
"WantToServe");
}
};

[Andy Hassall]

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:07:51 -0600, "O.B." <fu******@bellsouth.net> wrote:

In the code below, the aboutMenuNames array gets overwritten with the
values in mainMenuNames in the constructor. What am I doing wrong?
class dynamicMenu {

var $mainMenuNames;

var $aboutMenuNames;

//
// Constructor
//
function dynamicMenu() {
$this->$aboutMenuNames = array("About Us",
"Statement of Faith",
"About Our Pastor",
"Directions to Us",
"Contact Us");

$this->$mainMenuNames = array("Home",
"AboutUs",
"ForAdults",
"ForTheKids",
"ForTheYouth",
"WantToServe");
}
};
You've accidentally used variable variables.

$a = 'b'; // sets $a
$$a = 'c'; // sets $b

$obj->a = 'b'; // sets member variable $a in the object
$obj->$a = 'c'; // sets member variable $b in the object
$this->$aboutMenuNames = ...
$this->$mainMenuNames = ...

Should be:

$this->aboutMenuNames = ...
$this->mainMenuNames = ...

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[Ilija Studen]

O.B. wrote:

In the code below, the aboutMenuNames array gets overwritten with the
values in mainMenuNames in the constructor. What am I doing wrong?
class dynamicMenu {

var $mainMenuNames;

var $aboutMenuNames;

//
// Constructor
//
function dynamicMenu() {
$this->$aboutMenuNames = array("About Us",
"Statement of Faith",
"About Our Pastor",
"Directions to Us",
"Contact Us");

$this->$mainMenuNames = array("Home",
"AboutUs",
"ForAdults",
"ForTheKids",
"ForTheYouth",
"WantToServe");
}
};

Instead of:
$this->$aboutMenuNames
$this->$mainMenuNames

Write:
$this->aboutMenuNames
$this->mainMenuNames

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