note 11585 deleted from language.variables.variable by cmb
| From: | cmb@php.net | Date: | Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:30:42 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 11585 deleted from language.variables.variable by cmb | ||
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Note Submitter: bpotier at edreamers dot org
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A good example of the use of variable variables name. Imagine that you want to modify at the same
time a list of more than one record from a db table.
1) You can easily create a dynamic form using PHP. Name your form elements using a static name and
the record id
ex: <input name="aninput<?php echo $recordid?>" which gives in the output
something like <input name="aninput15">
2)You need to provide to your form action/submit script the list of records ids via an array
serialized and urlencoded via an hidden field (to decode and un serialize once in the submit script)
3) In the script used to submit you form you can access the input value by using the variable
${'aninput'.$recordid} to dynamically create as many UPDATE query as you need
[Editor Note: Simply use an array instead, for example: <input name="aninput[<?php echo
$recordid?>]" And loop through that array. -Philip]