Re: Undefined index

look into the isset() fucntion if( !isset( $_GET['action']) ) { // assign defult value $thisaction = ""; } else { $thisaction = $_GET['action']; } -- Chris Edwards Web Application Developer Outer Banks Internet, Inc. 252-441-6698 chris.edwards@obinet.com http://www.OuterBanksInternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "dan rossi" <daniel@electroteque.org> To: "caspar kennerdale" <caspar@thetuckshop.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 6:17 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Undefined index > i usually get those annoying errors whenever i even do $foo = "bar"; if > notice is on is it requiring just like in a class to verify the var first > like var $foo ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: caspar kennerdale [mailto:caspar@thetuckshop.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:14 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Undefined index > > > This just checks if it is set or not, but I know it is not set. > > It seems to me that it is best to set it rather than cover up an error > message. using this example I would need to have action set so that the > error message does not appear when thwe page loads on default. (action is > set whenever any of the other cases are requested such as "index.php?action > =Test"). > > switch ($_GET['action']) { > default: > // action is not set by default so I get an error > // $action = "blah"; at the top of the page does nothing > > break; > > case "Test": > //action is set to "test" so no error message > break; > > } > > > cheers > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Voigt [mailto:adam@cryptocomm.com] > Sent: 07 May 2003 16:58 > To: caspar kennerdale > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Undefined index > > > If you mean like: > > switch($blah) > { > > } > > And your getting the warning's about $blah, > just do: > > if(is_set($blah)) > { > switch($blah) > { > } > } > > > On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 11:46, caspar kennerdale wrote: > > Thanks that 'covers' up the error message, but is there no way to give the > > index a value then when it is the default of a switch? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Caspar > > > > > > Just at the top of your page, or in an include, put: > > > > error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE); > > > > (This is according to the error_reporting manual page). > > > > > > On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 11:37, caspar kennerdale wrote: > > > I have a basic switch defining the structure of my page. (see below) > > > > > > Whenever the default case is loaded I get a message that "action" is an > > > undefined index. I understand that this is because "action" has no > value. > > If > > > I go to any of the other cases of my switch and thus giving "action" a > > value > > > then I do not get the message. > > > > > > How do I give action an initial value so this message does not appear > > > initally? (I dont want to rely on isps turing messaging off!) > > > > > > If this isnt possible can you turn messaging off in .htaccess in the > same > > > way you can control register globals? > > > > > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > > > switch ($_GET['action']) { > > > default: > > > echo "<a href=\"index.php?action=Test&variable=yes\">test</a>"; > > > > > > break; > > > > > > case "Test": > > > $variable=$_GET["variable"]; > > > echo $variable; > > > break; > > > > > > } > > > > > > ?> > > -- > > Adam Voigt (adam@cryptocomm.com) > > Linux/Unix Network Administrator > > The Cryptocomm Group > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > Adam Voigt (adam@cryptocomm.com) > Linux/Unix Network Administrator > The Cryptocomm Group > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php