[PHP] Re: C-style parameterized macros

> "Neil" == Neil Zanella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Neil> Hello, Neil> I have noticed that PHP can be used to define constants but Neil> not parametrized macros, a feature is is currently lacking. Neil> It is possible to use arrays instead with the only Neil> disadvantag

[PHP] question from a php newbie

I'm so new to this, in fact, that I may not be able to even frame my question correctly. Please bear with me. Suppose that I had a list in a data base of, say, countries and that I built an array as $states = array ( array("abbr"=>"MA", "name"=>"Massachusetts"),