getting multiple data from <select>

[Sonnich]

Can anyone give me a quick hint for this?

Say, I have: <SELECT NAME="opt3" SIZE="15" multiple>

Then I'd like to list the items selected...
echo $_POST["opt3"];
but this gives only the first one

how do I get the rest?

[P Pulkkinen]

Re: getting multiple data from &lt;select&g t;

"Sonnich" <sonnich.jensen @elektrobit.com kirjoitti
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Can anyone give me a quick hint for this?
Say, I have: <SELECT NAME="opt3" SIZE="15" multiple>
Then I'd like to list the items selected...
echo $_POST["opt3"];
but this gives only the first one
how do I get the rest?

<SELECT NAME="opt3()" SIZE="15" multiple>

Parenthesis is the point: NAME="opt3()"

Then php knows than an array is coming. This is not because html would
require that, but because php does. This applies not only to select
elements, but checkboxes as well for example. Or sometimes you may want to
send some array in hidden fields.

[Sonnich]

Re: getting multiple data from &lt;select&g t;

On Feb 6, 4:36 pm, "P Pulkkinen"
<perttu.POISTAT AMA.pulkki...@P OISTATAMA.elisa net.fiwrote:

"Sonnich" <sonnich.jen... @elektrobit.com kirjoitti
viestissä:11707 72126.596200.67 ...@s48g2000cws .googlegroups.c om...
>

Can anyone give me a quick hint for this?
Say, I have: <SELECT NAME="opt3" SIZE="15" multiple>
Then I'd like to list the items selected...
echo $_POST["opt3"];
but this gives only the first one
how do I get the rest?

>
<SELECT NAME="opt3()" SIZE="15" multiple>
>
Parenthesis is the point: NAME="opt3()"
>
Then php knows than an array is coming. This is not because html would
require that, but because php does. This applies not only to select
elements, but checkboxes as well for example. Or sometimes you may want to
send some array in hidden fields.

eeehhh I tried to play a bit around with this, but do I also need a
trick to read it out?

BR
Sonnich

[P Pulkkinen]

Re: getting multiple data from &lt;select&g t;


"Sonnich" <sonnich.jensen @elektrobit.com wrote

"eeehhh I tried to play a bit around with this, but do I also need a
trick to read it out?"

Well, you need to loop through the array:

foreach ($opt3 as $key =$val)
{
echo "<p>".htmlspeci alchars($key)." =".htmlspecialc hars($val)."</p>n";
}

That's something for ONE-dimensional array, though. Remember, no parenthesis anymore.

[Rik]

Re: getting multiple data from &lt;select&g t;

Sonnich <sonnich.jensen @elektrobit.com wrote:

On Feb 6, 4:36 pm, "P Pulkkinen"
<perttu.POISTAT AMA.pulkki...@P OISTATAMA.elisa net.fiwrote:

>"Sonnich" <sonnich.jen... @elektrobit.com kirjoitti
>viestissä:1170 772126.596200.6 7...@s48g2000cw s.googlegroups. com...
>>

Can anyone give me a quick hint for this?
Say, I have: <SELECT NAME="opt3" SIZE="15" multiple>
Then I'd like to list the items selected...
echo $_POST["opt3"];
but this gives only the first one
how do I get the rest?

>>
><SELECT NAME="opt3()" SIZE="15" multiple>
>>
>Parenthesis is the point: NAME="opt3()"
>>
>Then php knows than an array is coming. This is not because html would
>require that, but because php does. This applies not only to select
>elements, but checkboxes as well for example. Or sometimes you may want
>to
>send some array in hidden fields.

>
eeehhh I tried to play a bit around with this, but do I also need a
trick to read it out?

Well, don't use () in the name, but []...

A little hint for debugging POSTs: echo file_get_conten ts('php://input')
will give you the raw input.

Example:
------------------
POST:
<?php
var_dump($_POST );
?>
INPUT:
<?php
echo file_get_conten ts('php://input');
?>
<form method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
<select name="check()" multiple>
<option>optio n 1</option>
<option>optio n 2</option>
<option>optio n 3</option>
<option>optio n 4</option>
<option>optio n 5</option>
<option>optio n 6</option>
</select>
<select name="check2[]" multiple>
<option>optio n q</option>
<option>optio n e</option>
<option>optio n r</option>
<option>optio n t</option>
<option>optio n y</option>
<option>optio n u</option>
</select>
<input type="submit">
</form>
------------------
--
Rik Wasmus

[P Pulkkinen]

Re: getting multiple data from &lt;select&g t;


"Rik" <luiheidsgoeroe @hotmail.comwro te

Well, don't use () in the name, but []...

Oops, thanks for correction.