| Re: populate pulldownbox from query [message #174075 is a reply to message #174070] |
Sat, 21 May 2011 02:33   |
Chuck Anderson
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Co wrote:
> On 21 mei, 00:44, Chuck Anderson <cycletour...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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>> Michael Fesser wrote:
>>
>>> .oO(Denis McMahon)
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 20 May 2011 15:13:01 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > On 5/20/2011 2:30 PM, Co wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> echo "<option value=$partner>$nt[rank] $nt[firstname] $nt[lastname]</
>>>> >> option>";
>>>> >>
>>>> > echo "<option value=$partner>{$nt[rank]} {$nt[firstname]}
>>>> > {$nt[lastname]}</option>";
>>>> >
>>>> Hmm
>>>>
>>>> I thought:
>>>>
>>>> echo "<option value='$partner'>{$nt['rank']} {$nt['firstname']}
>>>> {$nt['lastname']}</option>";
>>>>
>>> Correct.
>>>
>>>> But I'm failing to find an appropriate page in the manual for a
>>>> definitive answer.
>>>>
>>> Complex (curly) syntax
>>> http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types...
>>>
>>> Micha
>>>
>> Since constants are not evaluated within strings, the quotes on array
>> keys and curly braces are not needed.
>>
>> (fromhttp://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php)
>> // The following is okay, as it's inside a string. Constants are not
>> looked for
>> // within strings, so no E_NOTICE occurs here
>> print "Hello $arr[fruit]"; // Hello apple
>>
>> The OP's original syntax is valid.
>> echo "<option value=$nt[id]>$nt[rank] $nt[firstname]
>> $nt[lastname]</option>";
>>
>> The formatting of the "<option ..." line is not the problem.
>>
>> I'd put print_r($nt) within the while loop and look at the query results.
>>
>>
> Chuck,
>
> you are right. All the values get loaded in the listbox.
> However the box itself stays empty. That shouldnt be.
> There should be the name of the partner of the user in there.
> Because it is represented by a numeric value, I think it gives a
> problem.
>
>
Did you try my print_r suggestion - and look at the page source for it's
output - or error messages - hidden in the select block?
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