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)
);