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Bug #6489 Class array variable members not interpreted correctly within string
Submitted: 2000-09-01 13:56 UTC Modified: 2000-09-03 04:49 UTC
From: nathan at cjhunter dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.0.1pl2 OS: 2.0.36
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2000-09-01 13:56 UTC] nathan at cjhunter dot com
When accessing a class array variable member from within a double quoted string it is not interpreted correctly. This is certainly not a critical bug but it would "user friendly" to the developere implement such a thing.  

Example..

<?
class a {
  var $var = array("key" => "value");
}

$inst = a();

echo "$a->var[key]";
?>

Gives us 'Array[key]' instead of what I would expect, which would be 'value'.

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 [2000-09-03 04:49 UTC] stas@php.net
You should use one of the following:

echo $a->var["key"]

or

echo "{$a->var[key]}"

BTW, the script you gave cannot work because it should be "new a();" and your variable is named "inst" not "a".
 
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