Re: retrieving multi-select form values

"Hank Tt" <no_spam@lomaji.com> wrote in message news:004e01c356e4$8aea77e0$2e024482@hank... > Given the following querystring generated by, for example, a multi-select > form list (menu), the contents of $_GET['list'] is expected to be an array > holding 3 elements: > > http://awebsite.net/formlist.php?list=2&list=3&list=99 > > Yet I only see the last value returned as a lone string. Is this expected? > > Thanks. Yup it's working perfectly. $_GET['list'] overwrites $_GET['list'] overwrites $_GET['list']. You will only ever see the last one. Instead add square brackets to each variable name.. http://awebsite.net/formlist.php?list[]=2&list[]=3&list[]=99 Now $_GET['list'] is an array wth three elements. echo $_GET['list'][0]; // prints 2 echo $_GET['list'][1]; // prints 3 echo $_GET['list'][2]; // prints 99 To do this within your multi-select form field add the square brackets to the field name... <select name="list[]" select-multi> <option></option> <option></option> <option></option> </select> In the future you might consider performing a search on Google Groups prior to posting on the list. 9 out of 10 times you'll find the answer you're looking for. This topic is particularly common. -Kevin