RE: [PHP] Re: sloppiness & stupidity

> -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn McKenzie [mailto:nospam@mckenzies.net] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:11 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Re: sloppiness & stupidity > > PJ wrote: > > I'm sorry, guys, but I am really getting po'd. > > The irresponsible sloppiness and stupidity is just getting to me. > > In my quest for a way to populate a multiple option select box I have > > run across so many errors that it's beyond belief... such nonsense as > > "select for select or select="select" ( think this is right, but then > > who knows?) > > I know. So does the HTML recommendation which states that it is a > boolean attribute, meaning it is stated (on/boolean 1) or it isn't > (off/boolean 0) in the HTML context. So while other variations may > work, this is correct: > > For multiple select: > <SELECT multiple name="component-select"> > > --or-- > > For single select: > <SELECT name="component-select"> > > > & other variations; then theres in_array() that has > > explanations about as clear as a cesspool - the way it's explained is > > not at all clear, -- and somebody did an in_array($tring, "text") - > > which is reversed... don't these idiots read what they are putting up > on > > the internet? > > And some of you wonder why I ask stupid questions? Rare, indeed, is > the > > clear explanation or demonstration. I get the impression that there > are > > a lot of asholeys out there who learn the less than basic programming > > and then forget that even a ignoramus as I can be looking for rather > > complicated guidance. The Internet was a great promise, but god is is > > overbloated with floating intellectual excrement. > > Sorry, but ranting sometimes is good for the psyche. >:o > > > > Rather than copying and pasting from the Internet, learn the basics of > what you are doing and then use the documentation. php.net has GREAT > docs and w3c.org is the answer for all of your HTML/CSS needs. > > -- > Thanks! > -Shawn > http://www.spidean.com > Wow. Leave the list for a few days and miss all the excitement. There are also a lot of good books out there to learn from. Taking a few classes and actually earning a degree wouldn't kill you either. [Marc Hall - HallMarc Websites - http://www.hallmarcwebsites.com 610.446.3346]