Array to string conversion error - why?

**Andy Hassall** · Jul 16 '05, 11:38 PM

Re: Array to string conversion error - why?

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:25:50 +0000 (UTC), "Keiron Waites"
<webmaster@-NOSPAM-sharemonkey.com > wrote:
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> I get the following error:
>
> Notice: Array to string conversion in C:\Documents and
>Settings\ShepM ode\Desktop\Web sites\ShareMonk ey.net\Web\join .php on line 11
>
>
>in this code:
>
>$input = array(array("Fi rst
>Name",$_POST['firstname']),array("Surnam e"=>$_POST['surname']),array("Compan
>y Name"=>$_POST['company_name']),
> array("Website / Application
>URL"=>$_POST['url']),array("Email
>Address"=>$_PO ST['email']),array("Userna me"=>$_POST['username']),
> array("Password "=>$_POST['password']));
>
>(line 11) if (substr_count($ value,"@") != 1) {
> $error_message .= "The email address you have
>entered is invalid.<br>";
> }
>
>Why does substr_count($v alue,"@") cause this notice? And since it is not an
>error as such, how do I rectify it without modifying php.ini?[/color]

Because $value is an array? Hard to say without seeing where it's assigned...

Don't hide this warning, since you've probably now counting the number of @
characters in the string 'Array', which isn't what you want...

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**Keiron Waites** · Jul 16 '05, 11:38 PM

Re: Array to string conversion error - why?

"Andy Hassall" <andy@andyh.co. uk> wrote in message
news:1givkvktv6 tu6ifunfcfujtdg 4ht4d47vt@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:25:50 +0000 (UTC), "Keiron Waites"
> <webmaster@-NOSPAM-sharemonkey.com > wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I get the following error:
> >
> > Notice: Array to string conversion in C:\Documents and
> >Settings\ShepM ode\Desktop\Web sites\ShareMonk ey.net\Web\join .php on line[/color][/color]
11[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> >
> >in this code:
> >
> >$input = array(array("Fi rst[/color]
>
>Name",$_POST['firstname']),array("Surnam e"=>$_POST['surname']),array("Compa[/color]
n[color=blue][color=green]
> >y Name"=>$_POST['company_name']),
> > array("Website / Application
> >URL"=>$_POST['url']),array("Email
> >Address"=>$_PO ST['email']),array("Userna me"=>$_POST['username']),
> > array("Password "=>$_POST['password']));
> >
> >(line 11) if (substr_count($ value,"@") != 1) {
> > $error_message .= "The email address you have
> >entered is invalid.<br>";
> > }
> >
> >Why does substr_count($v alue,"@") cause this notice? And since it is not[/color][/color]
an[color=blue][color=green]
> >error as such, how do I rectify it without modifying php.ini?[/color]
>
> Because $value is an array? Hard to say without seeing where it's[/color]
assigned...[color=blue]
>
> Don't hide this warning, since you've probably now counting the number of[/color]
@[color=blue]
> characters in the string 'Array', which isn't what you want...[/color]

[snip]

Crap sorry, this: foreach ($input as $name => $value) { assigns the
$value.

So:

$input = array(array("Fi rst
Name",$_POST['firstname']),array("Surnam e"=>$_POST['surname']),array("Compan
y Name"=>$_POST['company_name']),
array("Website / Application
URL"=>$_POST['url']),array("Email
Address"=>$_POS T['email']),array("Userna me"=>$_POST['username']),
array("Password "=>$_POST['password']));
foreach ($input as $name => $value) {
(line 11) if (substr_count($ value,"@") != 1) {
$error_message .= "The email address you have
entered is invalid.<br>";
}
}

I don't want to hide the error, I want to fix the code :) Is there something
about the foreach that I don't understand?

**Andy Hassall** · Jul 16 '05, 11:38 PM

Re: Array to string conversion error - why?

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:56:50 +0000 (UTC), "Keiron Waites"
<webmaster@-NOSPAM-sharemonkey.com > wrote:
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>"Andy Hassall" <andy@andyh.co. uk> wrote in message
>news:1givkvktv 6tu6ifunfcfujtd g4ht4d47vt@4ax. com...[color=green]
>> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:25:50 +0000 (UTC), "Keiron Waites"
>> <webmaster@-NOSPAM-sharemonkey.com > wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > I get the following error:
>> >
>> > Notice: Array to string conversion in C:\Documents and[/color][/color]
>
>Crap sorry, this: foreach ($input as $name => $value) { assigns the
>$value.
>
>So:
>
>$input = array(array("Fi rst
>Name",$_POST['firstname']),array("Surnam e"=>$_POST['surname']),array("Compan
>y Name"=>$_POST['company_name']),
> array("Website / Application
>URL"=>$_POST['url']),array("Email
>Address"=>$_PO ST['email']),array("Userna me"=>$_POST['username']),
> array("Password "=>$_POST['password']));[/color]

So $input is an array of arrays...
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>foreach ($input as $name => $value) {[/color]

So each $value is an array.
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>(line 11) if (substr_count($ value,"@") != 1) {[/color]

Running substr_count on an array doesn't make sense; the array gets turned
into the string 'Array' and a warning output.
[color=blue]
>I don't want to hide the error, I want to fix the code :) Is there something
>about the foreach that I don't understand?[/color]

Not sure why you've got a load of single-element arrays inside the outer
array.

Did you want something more like:

$input = array(
"First Name" => $_POST['firstname'],
"Surname" => $_POST['surname'],
"Company Name" => $_POST['company_name'],
"Website / Application URL " => $_POST['url'],
"Email Address" => $_POST['email'],
"Username" => $_POST['username'],
"Password" => $_POST['password'],
);

?

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**Keiron Waites** · Jul 16 '05, 11:38 PM

Re: Array to string conversion error - why?

"Andy Hassall" <andy@andyh.co. uk> wrote in message
news:6jjvkvgkfd 80t89ik5dmibk58 g6t5kfoti@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:56:50 +0000 (UTC), "Keiron Waites"
> <webmaster@-NOSPAM-sharemonkey.com > wrote:
>[color=green]
> >"Andy Hassall" <andy@andyh.co. uk> wrote in message
> >news:1givkvktv 6tu6ifunfcfujtd g4ht4d47vt@4ax. com...[color=darkred]
> >> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:25:50 +0000 (UTC), "Keiron Waites"
> >> <webmaster@-NOSPAM-sharemonkey.com > wrote:
> >>
> >> > I get the following error:
> >> >
> >> > Notice: Array to string conversion in C:\Documents and[/color]
> >
> >Crap sorry, this: foreach ($input as $name => $value) { assigns the
> >$value.
> >
> >So:
> >
> >$input = array(array("Fi rst[/color]
>
>Name",$_POST['firstname']),array("Surnam e"=>$_POST['surname']),array("Compa[/color]
n[color=blue][color=green]
> >y Name"=>$_POST['company_name']),
> > array("Website / Application
> >URL"=>$_POST['url']),array("Email
> >Address"=>$_PO ST['email']),array("Userna me"=>$_POST['username']),
> > array("Password "=>$_POST['password']));[/color]
>
> So $input is an array of arrays...
>[color=green]
> >foreach ($input as $name => $value) {[/color]
>
> So each $value is an array.
>[color=green]
> >(line 11) if (substr_count($ value,"@") != 1) {[/color]
>
> Running substr_count on an array doesn't make sense; the array gets[/color]
turned[color=blue]
> into the string 'Array' and a warning output.
>[color=green]
> >I don't want to hide the error, I want to fix the code :) Is there[/color][/color]
something[color=blue][color=green]
> >about the foreach that I don't understand?[/color]
>
> Not sure why you've got a load of single-element arrays inside the outer
> array.
>
> Did you want something more like:
>
> $input = array(
> "First Name" => $_POST['firstname'],
> "Surname" => $_POST['surname'],
> "Company Name" => $_POST['company_name'],
> "Website / Application URL " => $_POST['url'],
> "Email Address" => $_POST['email'],
> "Username" => $_POST['username'],
> "Password" => $_POST['password'],
> );
>
> ?
>
> --
> Andy Hassall (andy@andyh.co. uk) icq(5747695) (http://www.andyh.co.uk)
> Space: disk usage analysis tool (http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space)[/color]

Aah yes I see the error now (me = retard). Thanks a lot.

Keiron

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