RE: [PHP] retrieve multiple select

> -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn McKenzie [mailto:nospam@mckenzies.net] > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:41 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] retrieve multiple select > > Shawn McKenzie wrote: > > Michael A. Peters wrote: > >> PJ wrote: > >>> I'm sure this has been hashed over and over on the web, only I > can't > >>> find anything that makes sense or the explanations given have been > >>> erroneous. > >>> This is what I am trying: > >>> <select name="($categoriesIN).'[]'" multiple> > >>> <OPTION>Choose Categories...</option> > >>> <OPTION VALUE="1">History > >>> <OPTION VALUE="2">Temples > >>> <OPTION VALUE="3">Pharaohs and Queens > >>> <OPTION VALUE="4">Cleopatra > >>> <OPTION VALUE="5">Mummies > >>> </SELECT> > >> Whenever something doesn't work for me I always make sure what I am > >> doing is valid html/xhtml > >> > >> That doesn't look valid to me - multiple="multiple" might be. > >> Maybe it is valid under older html. > > > > HTML 4.01 > > > > multiple [CI] > > If set, this boolean attribute allows multiple selections. If not > > set, the SELECT element only permits single selections. > > > > However, all the options should be closed. > > Instead of: <OPTION VALUE="1">History > > Use: <OPTION VALUE="1">History</OPTION> > > Also, you should move the <OPTION>Choose Categories...</option> out of > the select or you'll get it as an array item if someone actually > selects > it. You could I guess set it to disabled also. I believe if you just do <option value="">Choose something</option> it's pretty easy to discard an empty value if that's what they've selected. // Todd