Variable expansion inside associative array definition

[jaywalker32]

Is there a way to make the script get the value of $dogname in the following script?

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  $dogname = "rex";
  $name = array("cat" => "pussy", "dog" => $dogname); echo $name["dog"];

Expected:

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rex

Actual:

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$dogname

[PeterH]

Wasn't it so that array() defines to not allow/support variables?

[highend]

Special Function array()
There is a special function array() to populate arrays. Non-existing arrays are created, dimensioned and populated, existing arrays are redimensioned and overwritten.
$a = array("cat", "dog"); echo $a[0]; $a = array("dog"); echo $a[0]; //cat, dog
Notes:
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You can only pass literal strings as values, not variables. Values are separated by commas.