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variable-variables in PHP

I know you can do: 开发者_运维问答$hash('foo') and $$foo and also $bar[$foo], what are each of these things called?


  • $hash('foo') is a variable function.
    $hash may contain a string with the function name, or an anonymous function.

    $hash = 'md5';
    
    // This means echo md5('foo');
    // Output: acbd18db4cc2f85cedef654fccc4a4d8
    echo $hash('foo');
    
  • $$foo is a variable variable.
    $foo may contain a string with the variable name.

    $foo = 'bar';
    $bar = 'baz';
    
    // This means echo $bar;
    // Output: baz
    echo $$foo;
    
  • $bar[$foo] is a variable array key.
    $foo may contain anything that can be used as an array key, like a numeric index or an associative name.

    $bar = array('first' => 'A', 'second' => 'B', 'third' => 'C');
    $foo = 'first';
    
    // This tells PHP to look for the value of key 'first'
    // Output: A
    echo $bar[$foo];
    

The PHP manual has an article on variable variables, and an article on anonymous functions (but I didn't show an example above for the latter).

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