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Php using array_map with a predefined variable variable does not work

I need to use a variable variable for defining a lambda function inside an array_map(). I get an "Undefined variable" WARNING for the variable I am referencing. Subsequently, I do not get the expected result. The expected and actual results are commented within the code below. A PHP Sandbox of the problem is also given.

$a = "hello";
$$a = "world";

# Prints "world" as expected.
echo $hello;

# GIVES WARNING !!!! (Undefined variable $hello)
$res = array_map(fn($number) => $number . $$a, ["1", "2"]);

# Expected: ["1 world", "2 world"]
# Actual: ["1", "2"]
echo var_dump($res);

PHP Sandbox

Tried:

  1. Replacing $$a with ${$a} did not fix the problem.
  2. Replacing $$a with $hello fixes the problem BUT that solution is not applicable in my particular use case.
  3. I have tried using other functions insted of the concatenation (fn($number) => func($number, $$a)) and the problem remains.

PLSSSSS HEEEEEEEEELP !!!!!

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  1. 0

    Your issue is due to scoping rules. $$a is not in the local scope of the function, while $world is a regular variable that you’ve defined in the same scope as your array_map function, so it’s recognized and can be used inside the function.

    $a = "hello";
$$a = "world";
$world = $$a;

$res = array_map(fn($number) => $number . $world, ["1", "2"]);

var_dump($res);
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  2. 0

    Variables $$ don’t behave the same way as they do in regular PHP code. Here is documentation with explanations and examples; This is why you’re getting Undefined variable warning. You can use a regular anonymous function, which has access to the variable $$, instead of an arrow function

    $a = "hello";

$$a = "world";

$res = array_map(function($number) use ($a) {
    return $number . $$a;
}, ["1", "2"]);

var_dump($res);

    The keyword use brings the variable $a into the scope of the anonymous function so that it can be used inside the function

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