How to create array from variable php using loop for?

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How to create array from variable php using loop for ?

i have many variable php like

$number_0 = 1;
$number_1 = 2;
$number_2 = 5;
$number_3 = 2;
$number_4 = 6;

i want to create array like this

$ar = array('1','2','5','2','6');

but using loop for like

for ($i=0;$i<5;$i++)
{
$number."_".$i ====> to array
}

Raggamuffin · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-06 17:11:04Z

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Not a recomended way of doing things but:

$arr = array();
for($i=0;$i<5;$i++) {
    $varName = 'number_'.$i;
    $arr[] = $$varName;
}

answered Jan 6, 2014 at 17:11

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pSyToR Over a year ago

I was about to ask a similar question, can you explain why it's not recommended, The only variance in my question is that I might add new Variables and I don't want to change numbers every time I would like PHP to detect the number of variables.

Raggamuffin Over a year ago

variable variable names are not a good practice, generally there is always a better way of doing something than with variable-variables, but very very rarely there isn't..

robbmj · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-06 17:10:35Z

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for ($i = 1; $i <= 6; $i++)
    $ar[] = $i;

answered Jan 6, 2014 at 17:10

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superphonic · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-06 17:10:03Z

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 for ($i=1;$i<7;$i++)
 {
      $ar[] = $i;
 }

answered Jan 6, 2014 at 17:10

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