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Doc Bug #234 Incorrect description of echoing variable variable value
Submitted: 1998-04-02 11:49 UTC Modified: 1998-04-02 13:21 UTC
From: steve at eyekon dot com Assigned: rasmus (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 3.0 Release Candidate 3 OS:
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 [1998-04-02 11:49 UTC] steve at eyekon dot com 
In Big Manual, Variable Variable section:

$$a = "world";

change to:

${$a} = "world";

and

echo "$a $$a";

change to:

echo "$a ${$a}";

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 [1998-04-02 13:21 UTC] rasmus 
$$a="world" is fine.  But you are right, the example should be "$a ${$a}"
 
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