Is there any way to create a loop of variables inside list()
I've tried this code but it doesn't work.
$long_string = "one , two , three , four";
$list = explode(" , ",$long_string);
$count_list = count($list);
list(for($i = 0; $i <= $count_list; $i++){ return ${"list$i"}; }) = explode(" , ",$long_string);
Update : Got the solution, thanks
you may use a while to produce the vars:
php < 7.2 :
<?php
$long_string = "one , two , three , four";
$list = explode(" , ",$long_string);
while (list($key, $val) = each($list)) {
${"list".$key} = $val;
}
print_r($list0); //returns one
print_r($list1); //returns two
PHP > 7.2: Alternate way
<?php
$long_string = "one , two , three , four";
$list = explode(" , ",$long_string);
foreach($list as $key => $val) ${"list".$key} = $val;
echo $list0;
echo $list1;
?>
I can't think of a way to use list() for this. You're also returning from the loop in the first iteration, what doesn't make a lot of sense, and doing some redundant calculations. Additionally, you're creating one too many $list variables (0 to 4 are 5 variables for only 4 items).
All you need is:
foreach (explode(' , ', $long_string) as $k => $v) {
${"list$k"} = $v;
}
In any case, I have my concerns about the overall design. You already have a handy array thanks to explode(), and that feels more usable than independent variables popping up from nowhere which you can't easily list or enumerate.
$list[0],$list[1]etc already has what you need.list()it must belist($variable1, $variable2, $variable3, $variable4) = explode(" , ",$long_string);right? but in this case I trying to create a loop for the variable instead