Re: Re: Passing an Array in HTML

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:12:37 -0800 "Vail, Warren" <Warren.Vail@schwab.com> wrote: > Only real array I've ever seen in HTML is one passed to JavaScript. > Anyone else found another way? > > I suppose you could do it as a pull down list (preselecting all > selections), but risk is your user will screw up the data by clicking > on the list, but that struck me as kind of hokey (a technical term if > the highest order ;-). > > Warren Vail > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: news [mailto:news@sea.gmane.org] On Behalf Of MikeA > > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:08 PM > > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Re: Passing an Array in HTML > > > > > > So the only way to do it is by separating all of the elements > > instead of sending it as one big array? Hmmm. There is no > > better way to pass an array? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Mike > > > > > > "Vail, Warren" <Warren.Vail@schwab.com> wrote in message > > > > news:72138202E59CD6118E960002A52CD9D2178E2BF6@n1025smx.nt.schw > > ab.com... > > > You can pass array data by adding it to the form (probably > > not a good > > > practice, I would choose sessions to pass the data, but incase you > > > have > > some > > > need that is ok, try the following); > > > > > > // To add the data to your form; > > > > > > Foreach($data_old as $k => $v) echo "<input type=hidden > > > name=\"dataold[".$k."]\" value = > > > \"".$v."\">\n"; > > > > > > // to get the data returned from the form add the following to the > > > module specified in the form action field > > > > > > $data_old = $_POST["dataold"]; > > > > > > // $data_old now contains the array contents > > > > > > Haven't tried this but I suspect it should work; anyone aware of a > > > limit > > on > > > the number of hidden elements in a form? > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > > Warren Vail > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: news [mailto:news@sea.gmane.org] On Behalf Of MikeA > > > > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:50 PM > > > > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > > > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Passing an Array in HTML > > > > > > > > > > > > I am reading a file into an array ($data_old = > > > > file("config.old");) and then processing it as I receive > > information > > > > from the user. As we all know, the Internet is > > stateless, so I need > > > > to read back in the array after I get my answer. > > > > > > > > Array definitions are > > > > > > > > $data_old = array(); > > > > $data_new = array(); > > > > $data_count = 0; > > > > > > > > The output code is > > > > > > > > echo "<P><input type='hidden' name='data_old' > > > > value='".$data_old."'>"; echo > > > > "<P><input type='hidden' > > > > name='data_old' value='".$data_new."'>"; > > > > echo "<P><input > > > > type='hidden' name='data_count' > > > > value=".$data_count.">"; > > > > > > > > and the input code is > > > > > > > > $data_old = $_REQUEST['data_old']; > > > > $data_new = $_REQUEST['data_new']; > > > > $data_count = $_REQUEST['data_count']; > > > > > > > > $data_count is working so I am assuming my problem is the > > way that I > > > > am passing the array. How can I pass an array or is it not > > > > possible? I would think that anything can be passed as > > it is just > > > > bits of data (pun intended). So what goes out should come > > in. But, > > > > for some reason, that is not happening. > > > > > > > > Any help, suggestions, and guidance is appreciated. > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > If you set it up properly it can be echoed into the header as a javascript array and acted on from there. Compare - var foo = new Array( new Array("data1","data2","data3"), new Array("data4","data5","data6"), new Array("data7","data8","data9") ); bar = foo[2][1]; With - var foo = new Array( <?php fm happens here which gets sent as identical to the above?> ); bar = foo[2][1]; Michael Adams