Re: parsing select multiple="multiple"
| From: | David Robley | Date: | Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:38:12 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: parsing select multiple="multiple" | ||
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tamouse mailing lists wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 6:54 PM, John Taylor-Johnston
> <John.Taylor-Johnston@cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca> wrote:
>> I am capable with <select name="DPRpriority">. (I suppose I did it
>> correctly? :p )
>> But I haven't the first clue how to parse a <select multiple> and
>> multiply select name="DPRtype".
>> Would anyone give me a couple of clues please? :)
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>> Priority:
>> <select name="DPRpriority" form="DPRform">
>> <option value="1" <?php if ($_POST["DPRpriority"] ==
>> "1")
>> {echo
>> "selected";} ?>>1</option>
>> <option value="2" <?php if ($_POST["DPRpriority"] ==
>> "2")
>> {echo
>> "selected";} ?>>2</option>
>> <option value="3" <?php if ($_POST["DPRpriority"] ==
>> "3")
>> {echo
>> "selected";} ?>>3</option>
>> <option value="4" <?php
>> if (empty($_POST["DPRpriority"])) {echo "selected";}
>> if ($_POST["DPRpriority"] == "4") {echo
>> "selected";}
>> ?>>4</option>
>> </select>
>>
>>
>> <select multiple="multiple" name="DPRtype"
>> form="DPRform">
>> <option value="1. Crimes Against Persons">1. Crimes Against
>> Persons</option>
>> <option value="2. Disturbances">2. Disturbances</option>
>> <option value="3. Assistance / Medical">3. Assistance /
>> Medical</option>
>> <option value="4. Crimes Against Property">4. Crimes Against
>> Property</option>
>> <option value="5. Accidents / Traffic Problems">5. Accidents
>> /
>> Traffic Problems</option>
>> <option value="6. Suspicious Circumstances">6. Suspicious
>> Circumstances</option>
>> <option value="7. Morality / Drugs">7. Morality /
>> Drugs</option>
>> <option value="8. Miscellaneous Service">8. Miscellaneous
>> Service</option>
>> <option value="9. Alarms">9. Alarms</option>
>> </select>
>>
>>
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>
> Do test this, but I think all that's required is you make the name an
> array:
>
> <select name="DPRpriority[]" form="DPRform">
More info at http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php
(search for multiple) and
http://www.php.net/manual/en/faq.html.php#faq.html.select-multiple
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Cheers
David Robley
Know what I hate? I hate rhetorical questions!