Re: any better way...

benifactor wrote:

I am trying to come up with the best way to check for errors on a form. I have done this before by checking each $_POST variable seperatly but needed a better way that would display more then one error. The following is what i came up with... if (!$condition1 || !$condition2 || $condition1 != $condition2) { if (!$condition1) {

    $regError[0] = "condition 1  not met.";
    $regErrorc[0] = "<font color=red>";
    $regErrore[0] = "</font>";
    $regErrord[0] = "<font color=red>***</font>";

} else { if (!$condition2) {

    $regError[1] = "condtion 2 not met.";
    $regErrorc[1] = "<font color=red>";
    $regErrore[1] = "</font>";
    $regErrord[1] = "<font color=red>***</font>";

} else { if ($condition1 != $condition2) {

    $regError[0] = "condition 1 is not equal to condition 2";
    $regErrorc[0] = "<font color=red>";
    $regErrore[0] = "</font>";
    $regErrord[0] = "<font color=red>***</font>";
    $regErrorc[1] = "<font color=red>";
    $regErrore[1] = "</font>";
    $regErrord[1] = "<font color=red>***</font>";

} } } } which works fine but gets rather lengthy... i was just wondering if there is any better logic to go about this with and if there is could you please enlighten me?

Well, the only real *variable* datum there is which condition was broken. So, how about leaving out the HTML construction until after the determination has been made? HTH, KDK -- QOTD: Money isn't everything, but at least it keeps the kids in touch.