Variable in php object property name

Question

I have got a php class named request. Is it possible to access one of it's properties with a variable in the name of a property?

Something like this:

$i=4;
$request->option_$i = 'something';

Thank you

Why why why? This kind of thing should be in an array, not a dynamic variable name. Yes you can do it, but it's really bad coding practice. Just turn it into an array and reference it as $request->option[$i]. — Simba
– Simba, Commented Sep 7, 2015 at 16:22

semihcosu · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-07 15:26:46Z

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You can do it like this:

$request->{'option_'.$i} = 'something';

answered Sep 7, 2015 at 15:26

semihcosu

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