Variable Names

[Paradine]

Hello,
If I have variable names in a text file how can I use those names as variables?

I have "cont" as a string in a file. That is read in using fopen. How can I use $cont as my variable?

[John]

I believe when you use fopen, the entire content of the file is stored as a string. Therefor you would need to use some method to parse the content. Either using regex or some string functions such as sscanf.

[Lop]

So you want to turn a string into a variable? Why? You could always use an array to do this:

$myArray['cont']

so to apply you would use

$myArray[$str]->'value';

Where $str is the variable name from the text file.

[Paradine]

Yes, I need the variable name to be the array. I suppose I could use an array but it is just easier when going through the list again to say print $variable instead of finding the name and searching an array.