Re: FOR, FOREACH, and Input Box Names

Thank you for your time and reply. I always make a note of trying out every suggestion I receive. I get an 'Invalid Argument supplied for foreach()' warning when I plug all of this in. Your suggestion would be much more easier to work with regarding the future outputs and processing of the entries. Thanks, Roger Spears Jason Wong wrote: > On Saturday 26 April 2003 04:10, Guru Geek wrote: > > I'm creating a table. The number of rows is based on a previous student > > entry. Students must submit how many courses they are currently taking > > (numberCourses). Once they submit that value, I want to draw a table. > > The amount of rows in this table must be equal to the amount of courses > > being taken. Taking 3 courses then you'll get a table with 3 rows. > > Each row will have two input boxes (creditBox and estimatedGrade). The > > rest of the program will work with these two values extensively. How > > can I individualize the name of each creditBox? That is to say, how can > > I keep the value entered inside the creditBox in row one seperate from > > the value entered inside the creditBox on line 4 (assuming there is a > > line 4). I use a FOR statement to draw my table based on the amount of > > courses being taken. > > > > Here's my code: > > > > for ($boxCreator=0; $boxCreator < $numberCourses; $boxCreator++) > > { > > echo ' > > <tr> > > <td align="center">Course</td> > > <td align="center"><input type="text" > > name="creditBox" size="2"></td> > > > > <td align="center"><input type="text" > > name="estimatedGrade" > > size="2"></td> > > </tr>'; > > } > > There are numerous ways to do this, here's what I would do: > > ... name="course[$boxCreator][creditBox]" ... > ... name="course[$boxCreator][estimatedGrade]" ... > > When it comes to processing you can do something like: > > foreach ($_POST['course'] as $course) { > echo $course['creditBox']; > echo $course['estimatedGrade']; > } > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > ------------------------------------------ > Search the list archives before you post > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general > ------------------------------------------ > /* > To lead people, you must follow behind. > -- Lao Tsu > */ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php