Getting multiple selection into one string

**Erwin Moller** · Jul 17 '05, 07:00 AM

Re: Getting multiple selection into one string

Polar wrote:
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>
> I have a listbox with 5 options.
> I have set it up to be able to choise more than one option.
>
> What I need to know is how to get all the selection into the one string
> that is stored in the DB
>
> It is easy to get the first selected option to post into the DB.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts and aideas.
>
> Polar ;)[/color]

Hi Polar,

Use arrays.
Check the following code:

<html>
<body>
Received:
<br>
<?
// empty?
$mySelection = array();
if (isset($_POST["mySelectio n"])) {
$mySelection = $_POST["mySelectio n"];
}

foreach ($mySelection as $key => $value) {
echo $mySelection[$key]."<br>";
}

?>
<hr>
make a selection:
<hr>
<form action="" method="POST">
<select name="mySelecti on[]" multiple>
<option value="green">g reen
<option value="42">42
<option value="adams">a dams
<option value="earth">e arth
<option value="Zaphod"> Zaphod
</select>
<input type="submit" value="send it">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Regards,
Erwin Moller

Getting multiple selection into one string

Getting multiple selection into one string

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