Redefining variable name within a loop

[georage]

I am trying to create a loop that redefines a variable name and assigns values to be used later.

 

In other programming languages I could use the counter itself as part of the variable name, by converting the loop INT to a STRING and concatenating that onto my generic variable name, BUT, I have not been able to figure out how to do this in PHP.

 

So, I am reduced to this kludge ... writing a separate code block for each iteration of the loop. This keeps me awake at night, as I know there has to be a better way.

 

For example, in the real world example below I would have thought I could get away with something like this:

 

$str=(string)$i; //make the loop counter a string

$headline . $str = $articleinfo['headline']; //create a new variable name for each loop!

 

I appreciate any assistance.

 

-- george

 

for($i=1; $i<=6; $i++) 
    	{
    	//fetch array    	   	
    	$articleinfo=mysql_fetch_array($resultarticles);	
    	
    	if($i==1)
    	{	
    	//headline
    	$headline1 = $articleinfo['headline']; 
    	   			
    	//author
    	$author1 = $articleinfo['author'];     			
    	
//article text
        $article1 = $articleinfo['article'];
    	}
      
       //repeat until blue in face       
       if($i==2) //etc
       {
       }

       //repeat until blue in face       
       if($i==2) //etc
       {
       }

       //repeat until blue in face       
       if($i==2) //etc
       {
       }

      //etc

}

 

 

 

 

[sspoke]

ya pretty weird your fetching the same results 6 times? or dunno

 

oh you would have to use $$

 

 

$headline{$i}

 

$headline1

$headline2

$headline3

etc... comes out..

[effigy]

You could do it this way...

 

<pre>
<?php
for ($i=1; $i<=6; $i++) {
	$name = "name_$i";
	$$name = $i;
}
echo $name_1;
echo $name_2;
?>
</pre>

 

...but I recommend using an array:

 

<pre>
<?php
$name[] = null;
for ($i=1; $i<=6; $i++) {
	$name[] = $i;

}
print_r($name);
?>
</pre>

[georage]

Thanks guys, you are brilliant!

 

I will give it a shot.