RE: [PHP-DB] Array Initialization
| From: | John W. Holmes | Date: | Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:37:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DB] Array Initialization | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.db |
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$newInfo[$stripped] = $value;
---John Holmes...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Hutchins [mailto:rhutchin@rochester.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 3:42 PM
> To: php-db@lists.php.net
> Subject: [PHP-DB] Array Initialization
>
> Please forgive me ahead of time, but I didn't want to subscribe to the
> high-vol general list for a single question. Actually, I need this to
prep
> data to be passed to a db, so it's kind of close.
>
> I have a variable number of hidden fields being passed from page A
into
> page
> B via POST. On page B, I want to take those hidden fields and turn
them
> into
> an associative array. I am able to get the data out of the
$HTTP_POST_VARS
> and make it look the way I want with the following code:
>
> <!-- BEGIN POST VARS -->
> <!-- { mySelect = '40', mySelect_10 = 'Miami', mySelect_20 = 'New
> England',
> mySelect_30 = 'Buffalo', mySelect_40 = 'New York' } -->
>
> foreach ($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key => $value) {
> if (preg_match("/mySelect_/", $key ))
> {
> echo("Found a match.<br>");
> $stripped = substr_replace($key, "", 0, 9);
> echo("Content ID=".$stripped."<br>");
> echo("Its text value is: ".$value);
> echo("<br><br>");
>
> $newInfo = array($stripped => $value);
> }
> }
>
> print_r($newInfo);
>
> The resulting sample HTML data looks like this:
> Found a match.
> Content ID=10
> Its text value is: Miami
>
> Found a match.
> Content ID=20
> Its text value is: New England
>
> Found a match.
> Content ID=30
> Its text value is: Buffalo
>
> Found a match.
> Content ID=40
> Its text value is: New York
>
> Array ( [40] => New York ) //here's the problem
>
> The problem is in the $newInfo = array($strippd => $value); and it's
the
> last line of the sample HTML code.
>
> What I want to achieve is:
> Array ( [10] => Miami, [20] => New England, [30] => Buffalo, [40] =>
New
> York ).
>
> Any ideas how to get there?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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