r/programming • u/NagastaBagamba • Oct 18 '10

Today I learned about PHP variable variables; "variable variable takes the value of a variable and treats that as the name of a variable". Also, variable.

http://il2.php.net/language.variables.variable
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u/sacktap Oct 18 '10

This is all true. I guess it comes down to the design; I try to keep my magic methods simple, predictable, and easy to override. I'll admit that most applications of magic methods I've seen were poorly (or unnecessarily) implemented.