How can I make a variable's name from another variable AND string?

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Say I had the variable $foo which has a value of "bar" and I wanted to make a variable variable from it, but also append the string "123" to it, so that the variable name is $bar123. How would I do this?

I already know that $$foo = "abc123" would make a variable $bar with the value of "abc123", but I don't know how to append a string to this variable name.

they are called variable variables, and are almost always a bad idea. very often an array is the better solution — user9487972
– user9487972, Commented May 28, 2018 at 2:40
@smith I already know about variable variables but I don't know how to use them AND append a string to the name. — David Wheatley
– David Wheatley, Commented May 28, 2018 at 2:41

Valentin Sánchez · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-28 02:50:05Z

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Using variable variables, you can do something as the following:

<?php

 $a = "foo";
 $number = 123;
 $b = $a . "$number";

 $$b = "Hello World!";

 echo ${$b};

However, as @smith said, it is better to use associative arrays here.

answered May 28, 2018 at 2:50

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David Wheatley · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-28 02:49:41Z

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I realised the solution was fairly simple:

$foo = "bar";
$x = $foo . "123"
$$x = "random important variable value"

answered May 28, 2018 at 2:49

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