Printing array items sent in a form

[Charles]

I'm trying an example from the book "Learning PHP5" but it doesn't
work as Expected. Snippet:

<form method="POST" action="index.p hp">
<select name="lunch[ ]" multiple>
<option value="pork">BB Q Pork Bun</option>
<option value="chicken" >Chicken Bun</option>
<option value="lotus">L otus Seed Bun</option>
<option value="bean">Be an Paste Bun</option>
<option value="nest">Bi rd-Nest Bun</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>

Selected buns:
<br/>
<?php
foreach ($_POST['lunch'] as $choice) {
print "You want a $choice bun. <br/>";
}
?>


When I select several itens with the Ctrl key, it still prints the
last item only, ie: "You want a nest bun."

I double-checked, and I selected several items. Any idea?
Thanks,

[ED]

Re: Printing array items sent in a form


"Charles" <landemaine@gma il.comwrote in message
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I'm trying an example from the book "Learning PHP5" but it doesn't
work as Expected. Snippet:
>
<form method="POST" action="index.p hp">
<select name="lunch[ ]" multiple>
<option value="pork">BB Q Pork Bun</option>
<option value="chicken" >Chicken Bun</option>
<option value="lotus">L otus Seed Bun</option>
<option value="bean">Be an Paste Bun</option>
<option value="nest">Bi rd-Nest Bun</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
>
Selected buns:
<br/>
<?php
foreach ($_POST['lunch'] as $choice) {
print "You want a $choice bun. <br/>";
}
?>
>
>
When I select several itens with the Ctrl key, it still prints the
last item only, ie: "You want a nest bun."
>
I double-checked, and I selected several items. Any idea?
Thanks,
>

hi Charles,
looks like you have space characters in the select name (between the square
brackets),
try: <select name="lunch[]" multiple>
and not: <select name="lunch[ ]" multiple>

cheers,
ED

[Charles]

Re: Printing array items sent in a form

Ok, I found out, there's gotta be only one space between the brackets
instead of two:

<select name="lunch[ ]" multiple>

Small detail. Big difference.

[Michael Fesser]

Re: Printing array items sent in a form

..oO(Charles)

>Ok, I found out, there's gotta be only one space between the brackets
>instead of two:
>
><select name="lunch[ ]" multiple>

There's gotta be _no_ space!

<select name="lunch[]" multiple="multi ple">

Micha

[ED]

Re: Printing array items sent in a form


"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de wrote in message
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.oO(Charles)
>

>>Ok, I found out, there's gotta be only one space between the brackets
>>instead of two:
>>
>><select name="lunch[ ]" multiple>

>
There's gotta be _no_ space!
>
<select name="lunch[]" multiple="multi ple">
>
Micha

Interestingly, it appears that this array syntax actually does work with a
single space (or a single tab character for that matter):

$foo = array();
$foo[] = 'empty';
$foo[ ] = 'space';
$foo[ ] = 'tab';
print_r($foo);

results in:
Array
(
[0] =empty
[1] =spacechar
[2] =tab
)strange huh?cheers, ED