| Re: How to get the POST name of a field in a form that uses a counter [message #185972 is a reply to message #185931] |
Thu, 15 May 2014 22:45  |
Adrienne Boswell
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Adrienne Boswell <arbpen(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote
> I need to how to get the POST name of a field in a form that uses a
> counter. The fields are named based on that loop. Below is a small
> snippet of what I am doing:
>
> <?php
>
> $howmuch = array(20, 30, 5, 10, 15);
>
> ?>
> <form method="post">
> <?php
> for($s=0;$s<count($howmuch);++$s)
> {?>
> <input type="text" name="howmuch<?php echo $s; ?>" value="<?php echo
> $_POST[$howmuch ?]$s; ?>">
> <?php } ?>
> <input type="submit" value="Submit">
> </form>
>
> Here's where my problem is:
>
> When the user hits submit, I would get something in the post array
> like:
>
> howmuch0 : 20
> howmuch1 : 30
> howmuch2 : 5
> howmuch3 : 10
> howmuch4 : 15
>
> On a regular form, value="<?php echo $_POST[$howmuch]; ?>" works just
> fine, but since I'm naming the field in a loop, I need to have that,
> too. Using $_POST[$howmuch ?]$s; is not valid.
>
> I'm sure the answer to this is pretty simple, but I had a hard enough
> time trying to figure out a subject for this post, let alone knowing
> how to google for it.
>
> TIA for your help. I appreciate it.
>
>
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I wound up using a rather hinky
method, but it works, so I'm happy. I will be posting the page when I
have it up on the server so y'all can see it.
--
Adrienne Boswell
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