RE: [PHP] *OK, more eval for today

Why not name your form elements php_q3[] and then just loop through the array. That would cut the need for eval(). ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexey Lysenkov [mailto:man@xtati.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:08 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] *OK, more eval for today > > I know, it's eval = evil, but I don't see any other way I can check for > 120 variables submitted via post, without making a temp variable, > assigning a value of the posted Var and checking for it (and deciding on > the further run of the script). Anyways, I took a classical eval thing and > am doing fine with it. It looks like this: > > $temp = "\$php_q3_".$i; // $i is a loop index > eval ("\$temp = \"$temp\";"); > > works alright. Now, how do I eval directly from the $HTTP_POST_VARS? > > I am trying to do this: > > $tempVar1 = '\$HTTP_POST_VARS[\"q4_'.$i.'"]'; > eval("\$tempVar1=\"$tempVar1\";"); > > and am obviously failing. If you know any other way to validate 120-150 > variables in a loop and then rewrite the values into the fields > (checkboxes, radios and selects) - should an error had been made - let me > know. > > Best Regards, > Alex > > p.s. you do help! :)