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I have one dimensional array as below

$arr=array("a"=>'1',"b"=>2,'c'=>'3');

i need to use keys of array i.e a,b,c as variable .. so that

echo $a should display 1 , $b should display 2 and so on

possible in php?

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Just use extract():

$arr = array(
    'a' => 1,
    'b' => 2,
    'c' => 3
);
extract($arr);

echo $a; // = 1
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Wow thanks for this.. miles better than my answer. +1
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extract($arr)

Is the correct answer to this question.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.extract.php

Its generally not considered a good idea though. Whats wrong with $arr['a']?

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There is a built-in function for this called extract()

https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.extract.php

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I just do it like this for basic arrays

$arr=array("a"=>'1',"b"=>2,'c'=>'3');
foreach($arr as $k=$v){ $$k=$v; }

echo $a; //prints 1
echo $c; //prints 3

EDIT: Check FDL's answer

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@downvoter - please share why you downvoted since the above does work and I've used it flawlessly as long as I can remember. I also sent the questioner to what I feel is a better answer than mine (FDL)

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