Re: Maths Problem
| From: | liljim | Date: | Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:24:18 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Maths Problem | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Hello,
"Richard Meredith-Wilks" <Richard.Meredith-Wilks@sunmed.co.uk> wrote in
message news:B1CFE9307BACD211B0710000D11C344102A4E8E0@UKSTONTSRV3...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a maths question.
> >
> > I'm trying to create a html form where a user can enter formula in an
> > input box (e.g. '$a + $b - 10') and posts it to PHP.
> > The variables $a and $b are known but the formula can be changed on the
> > form (e.g. '$a / $b * 2').
> > I want PHP to take the text input, the formula and calculate the result
> > and display the results.
<form name="maths" action="<? echo $PHP_SELF; ?>"
method="Post">
<input type="text" name="a" size="4" maxlength="8">
<select name="operator">
<option value="+">+</option>
<option value="-">-</option>
<option value="*">*</option>
<option value="/">/</option>
</select>
<input type="text" name="b" size="4" maxlength="8">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="Go">
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Calculate">
</form>
<?php
if($action)
{
function CalculateValues($a, $operator, $b)
{
if ($operator == "+")
{
$result = $a + $b;
} else
if ($operator == "-")
{
$result = $a - $b;
} else
if ($operator == "*")
{
$result = $a * $b;
} else {
// Can't divide by 0
if ($a == 0)
{
$result = 0;
}
else
{
$result = $a / $b;
}
}
return $result;
}
$operator = stripslashes($operator); // May not need this.
$operator_array = array("+", "-", "*", "/");
if ($a == "")
{
echo "No value given for a";
} else
if (!in_array($operator, $operator_array))
{
echo "No operator chosen.";
} else
if ($b == "")
{
echo "No value given for b";
} else {
$result = $a . $operator . $b;
echo "$a $operator $b=" . CalculateValues($a, $operator, $b);
}
}
?>
If the values are known, just hard code them. If not, you'll want to pay
closer attention to the user input.
It's not fully what you're after, but it's enough to get you started anyway.
James