Array Problems

[O.B.]

In the code below, the aboutMenuNames array gets overwritten with the
values in mainMenuNames in the constructor. What am I doing wrong?


class dynamicMenu {

var $mainMenuNames;

var $aboutMenuNames ;

//
// Constructor
//
function dynamicMenu() {
$this->$aboutMenuName s = array("About Us",
"Statement of Faith",
"About Our Pastor",
"Directions to Us",
"Contact Us");

$this->$mainMenuNam es = array("Home",
"AboutUs",
"ForAdults" ,
"ForTheKids ",
"ForTheYout h",
"WantToServ e");


}
};

[Andy Hassall]

Re: Array Problems

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:07:51 -0600, "O.B." <funkjunk@bells outh.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>In the code below, the aboutMenuNames array gets overwritten with the
>values in mainMenuNames in the constructor. What am I doing wrong?
>
>
>class dynamicMenu {
>
> var $mainMenuNames;
>
> var $aboutMenuNames ;
>
> //
> // Constructor
> //
> function dynamicMenu() {
> $this->$aboutMenuName s = array("About Us",
> "Statement of Faith",
> "About Our Pastor",
> "Directions to Us",
> "Contact Us");
>
> $this->$mainMenuNam es = array("Home",
> "AboutUs",
> "ForAdults" ,
> "ForTheKids ",
> "ForTheYout h",
> "WantToServ e");
>
>
> }
>};[/color]

You've accidentally used variable variables.

$a = 'b'; // sets $a
$$a = 'c'; // sets $b

$obj->a = 'b'; // sets member variable $a in the object
$obj->$a = 'c'; // sets member variable $b in the object
[color=blue]
> $this->$aboutMenuName s = ...
> $this->$mainMenuNam es = ...[/color]

Should be:

$this->aboutMenuNam es = ...
$this->mainMenuName s = ...

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[Ilija Studen]

Re: Array Problems

O.B. wrote:[color=blue]
> In the code below, the aboutMenuNames array gets overwritten with the
> values in mainMenuNames in the constructor. What am I doing wrong?
>
>
> class dynamicMenu {
>
> var $mainMenuNames;
>
> var $aboutMenuNames ;
>
> //
> // Constructor
> //
> function dynamicMenu() {
> $this->$aboutMenuName s = array("About Us",
> "Statement of Faith",
> "About Our Pastor",
> "Directions to Us",
> "Contact Us");
>
> $this->$mainMenuNam es = array("Home",
> "AboutUs",
> "ForAdults" ,
> "ForTheKids ",
> "ForTheYout h",
> "WantToServ e");
>
>
> }
> };
>[/color]

Instead of:
$this->$aboutMenuName s
$this->$mainMenuNam es

Write:
$this->aboutMenuNam es
$this->mainMenuName s

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