PHP compact() function

Example

Create an array containing variable names and their values:

<?php$firstname = "Peter";$lastname = "Griffin";$age = "41";$result = compact("firstname", "lastname", "age");print_r($result);?>

Definition and usage

The compact() function creates an array containing variable names and their values.

Note: Any string that does not have a corresponding variable name is ignored.

grammar

 compact( var1,var2... )

parameter	describe
var1	Required. Can be a string with a variable name, or an array of variables.
var2,...	Optional. Can be a string with a variable name, or an array of variables. Multiple parameters are allowed.

Technical Details

Return value:	Returns an array with all variable names and their values.
PHP version:	4+

More examples

Example 1

Use a string with no corresponding variable name, and an array of variable names:

<?php$firstname = "Peter";$lastname = "Griffin";$age = "41";$name = array("firstname", "lastname");$result = compact($name, "location", "age");print_r($result);?>