problem writing text search function

[Matthew Robinson]

i get "Parse error: parse error in /home/houseproudlancs _co_uk/search.php
on line 65" when i open the page, line 65 would be the line that starts
with if (textsearch

$search_for = "is";
$the_items_desc ription = "this is where the description would go";
if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {
echo ("correct");
} else {
echo ("incorrect" );
}


function textsearch($the _items_descript ion)
{

$pos = strpos($the_ite ms_description, $search_for);

if ($pos === false) {
textsearch = false;
} else {
textsearch = true;
}

[Tom Thackrey]

Re: problem writing text search function


On 9-Jan-2004, Matthew Robinson <mattyrobinson6 9@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> i get "Parse error: parse error in /home/houseproudlancs _co_uk/search.php
> on line 65" when i open the page, line 65 would be the line that starts
> with if (textsearch
>
> $search_for = "is";
> $the_items_desc ription = "this is where the description would go";
> if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {
> echo ("correct");
> } else {
> echo ("incorrect" );
> }[/color]

You need another ) on the if

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[Boyd]

Re: problem writing text search function

In article <pan.2004.01.09 .20.48.56.40533 2@hotmail.com>,
mattyrobinson69 @hotmail.com says...[color=blue]
> i get "Parse error: parse error in /home/houseproudlancs _co_uk/search.php
> on line 65" when i open the page, line 65 would be the line that starts
> with if (textsearch
>
> $search_for = "is";
> $the_items_desc ription = "this is where the description would go";
> if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {[/color]


2 open brackets and only on closed.


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[Matthew Robinson]

Re: problem writing text search function

that didn't help unfortunately (please forgive me for the VB coder type
error - im used to VB wiping my bum for me) any other idea's?

[Tom Thackrey]

Re: problem writing text search function


On 9-Jan-2004, Matthew Robinson <mattyrobinson6 9@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> that didn't help unfortunately (please forgive me for the VB coder type
> error - im used to VB wiping my bum for me) any other idea's?[/color]

consider quoting whatever the hell you are referring to and what you did and
what the new problem is.



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[Matthew Robinson]

Re: problem writing text search function

the original problem was i get "Parse error: parse error in
/home/houseproudlancs _co_uk/search.php on line 65" when i open the page,
line 65 would be the line that starts with if (textsearch

the help suggested was to put the missing ) on the if statement, i have
done this (as below) and it didn't help

$search_for = "is";
$the_items_desc ription = "this is where the description would go";
if (textsearch($it em_category)) == true {
echo ("correct");
} else {
echo ("incorrect" );
}


function textsearch($the _items_descript ion)
{

$pos = strpos($the_ite ms_description, $search_for);

if ($pos === false) {
textsearch = false;
} else {
textsearch = true;
}

[Pedro Graca]

Re: problem writing text search function

Matthew Robinson wrote:[color=blue]
> that didn't help unfortunately (please forgive me for the VB coder type
> error - im used to VB wiping my bum for me) any other idea's?[/color]
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {[/color][/color][/color]
_______^_______ ___^___________ ___^___________ _______________ ???????

where did you put the missing ")"?
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[Matthew Robinson]

Re: problem writing text search function

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 22:55:12 +0000, Pedro Graca wrote:
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> Matthew Robinson wrote:[color=green]
>> that didn't help unfortunately (please forgive me for the VB coder type
>> error - im used to VB wiping my bum for me) any other idea's?[/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>> if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {[/color][/color]
> _______^_______ ___^___________ ___^___________ _______________ ???????
>
> where did you put the missing ")"?[/color]


it was
if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {

i replaced this with
if (textsearch($it em_category)) == true {

[Pedro Graca]

Re: problem writing text search function

Matthew Robinson wrote:[color=blue]
> it was
> if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {
>
> i replaced this with
> if (textsearch($it em_category)) == true {[/color]

And as you've seen that is still wrong.
Try again.

Hint: check the if() syntax

http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.php#control-structures.if

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[Tom Thackrey]

Re: problem writing text search function


On 9-Jan-2004, Matthew Robinson <mattyrobinson6 9@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> if (textsearch($it em_category)) == true {[/color]

You put the missing ) in the wrong place it should be:

if (textsearch($it em_category) == true) {


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[Chung Leong]

Re: problem writing text search function

PHP use the keyword "return" for returning a value from a function. And
variables are not global by default. Hence:

function textsearch($the _items_descript ion)
{
global $search_for;

$pos = strpos($the_ite ms_description, $search_for);

if ($pos === false) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}

or shorter:

function textsearch($the _items_descript ion)
{
global $search_for;

$pos = strpos($the_ite ms_description, $search_for);

return ($pos !== false);
}

or shorter still:

strstr($the_ite ms_description, $search_for);

Uzytkownik "Matthew Robinson" <mattyrobinson6 9@hotmail.com> napisal w
wiadomosci news:pan.2004.0 1.09.20.48.56.4 05332@hotmail.c om...[color=blue]
> i get "Parse error: parse error in /home/houseproudlancs _co_uk/search.php
> on line 65" when i open the page, line 65 would be the line that starts
> with if (textsearch
>
> $search_for = "is";
> $the_items_desc ription = "this is where the description would go";
> if (textsearch($it em_category) == true {
> echo ("correct");
> } else {
> echo ("incorrect" );
> }
>
>
> function textsearch($the _items_descript ion)
> {
>
> $pos = strpos($the_ite ms_description, $search_for);
>
> if ($pos === false) {
> textsearch = false;
> } else {
> textsearch = true;
> }[/color]

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: problem writing text search function

I noticed that Message-ID: <pan.2004.01.09 .22.58.44.43058 1@hotmail.com>
from Matthew Robinson contained the following:
[color=blue]
>$search_for = "is";
>$the_items_des cription = "this is where the description would go";
>if (textsearch($it em_category)) == true {
>echo ("correct");
>} else {
>echo ("incorrect" );
>}[/color]

well you know it should be

if (textsearch($it em_category) == true){...}

now, but for this test did you not perhaps mean to write

$item_category = "this is where the description would go";
if (textsearch($it em_category == true)) {...}
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