Update joomla database with variable

Question

I have tried working with Joomla Framework and I got my update working, but how do I update with a variable. Fx:

$test = 'Hello';
$fields = array(
$db->quoteName('test_column') . ' = ' . $db->quote('$test')
);

How do I write the $test variable in this line?

Answer 1

In php, you want to single quote ( ' ) strings when you want to output them as you see them, and double quotes ( " ) when you want the string to be parsed for variables. All you need to do is change the quotes around $test , or more simply remove them as they aren't needed here:

$test = 'Hello';
$fields = array(
  $db->quoteName('test_column') . ' = ' . $db->quote($test)
);