issue accessing array value in associative array

Question

Here is the result of var_dump($my_var["id"]) on the object I'm having issues with:

array(1) { ["$t"]=> string(38) "tag:youtube.com,2008:video:PFtBzEqYOhc" }

I want to access the string(38) part of that associative array, but when I type:

echo $my_var["id"]["$t"]

I get nothing. What's the problem?

You should consider this as bad practice, this is not a speaking key name. Choose some different name, without dollars and you wouldn't have any trouble with it — dan-lee
– dan-lee, Commented Mar 25, 2012 at 3:22
someone tell the youtube guys, as this is their API i'm handling — Tony Stark
– Tony Stark, Commented Mar 25, 2012 at 3:35

phihag · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-25 03:03:06Z

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In double quotes, dollar signs start variable references. Use single quotes:

echo $my_var['id']['$t'];

For more information, refer to the php manual.

answered Mar 25, 2012 at 3:03

phihag

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