Convert a String to Variable

Question

I\'ve got a multidimensional associative array which includes an elements like

$data[\"status\"]
$data[\"response\"][\"url\"]
$data[\"entry\"][\"0\"][\"text\         


        

Answer 1

PHP's variable variables will help you out here. You can use them by prefixing the variable with another dollar sign:

$foo = "Hello, world!";
$bar = "foo";
echo $$bar; // outputs "Hello, world!"