Re: HTTP_POST_VARS and Arrays
| From: | Erik Stainsby | Date: | Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:48:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: HTTP_POST_VARS and Arrays | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.general |
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Actually isn't that the default behaviour of FORM vars --
if there is no value they do not appear in the transaction
on the server side after a submit?
Isn't that why we all have to write in those
if(!isset(blah)) ... statements?
Doens't look to me like anything is busted.
-- Erik
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Allen" <Matt@LinuxWorx.com.au>
To: "Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus@php.net>
Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] HTTP_POST_VARS and Arrays
> Hi Rasmus,
>
> Like this
>
> <form action=test.php method=POST>
> <select name=blah[] MULTIPLE>
> <option value=1>One</option>
> <option value=2>Two</option>
> <option value=3>Three</option>
> </select>
> </form>
>
> If you dont select one of the options $blah will not show up on test.php
> at all.
>
> Its pretty weird, thats why i asked.
>
> Matta
>
> Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> >
> > > When im walking the HTTP_POST_VARS array im not getting any data from
> > > the submitted form if the element in the form was an array.
> > >
> > > For instance, If it it a multiple select list and nothing is selected
> > > then the form element doesnt even appear in the HTTP_POST_VARS array,
> > > not even as a NULL.
> >
> > What do you mean nothing is selected? How do you make a select multiple
> > tag without a default selection?
> >
> > -Rasmus
> >
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