Re: Complex (or not so) array data form submission?

From: Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:56:16 +0000
Subject: Re: Complex (or not so) array data form submission?
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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Jamie Krasnoo <jkrasnoo@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. I think what I got hung up on was that I was trying this: > > name="addresses[][id]" > name="addresses[][address1]" > name="addresses[][address2]" > name="addresses[][city]" > name="addresses[][state]" > name="addresses[][zip]" > > Which wouldn't have given the end result I sought, I don't think. Clear case > of not seeing the forest for the trees. > > Jamie It probably would have worked just fine. Not specifying the numeric index means that PHP will depend on the order that the browser sends the values, but they are generally sent in the order they appear on the form. If the numeric index is important, it's better to provide it explicitly. Andrew

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