I can't reproduce this with neither with current CVS nor with
4.0.6. Can you post a small reproduceable example ?
- Markus
ps: no idea, php.bugs won't accept my cvs user/pass
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:58:57PM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
> ID: 13718
> User updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Status: Bogus
> Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
> Operating System: All
> PHP Version: 4.0.6
> New Comment:
>
> I'm sorry to keep bringing this issue to light, but this actually would mimic that
>of your existing functionality.
>
> If you name an element in a form with a [] that does not garuntee that the variable
>on the other end will be an array. If there is only one element posted with that
>name followed by [] it will end up as a standard variable.
>
> So, I again make the plea:
> If you have more than one element with the same name with or without a [] it will
>come out an array. If you have one element with or without a [] it will come out the
>other end as a single variable.
>
> It is possible that you actually intended for the single element with [] to come out
>as an array, if that is the case, I guess you should consider this a bug report for
>the functionality of trailing [] in forms.
>
> Previous Comments:
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>
> [2001-10-18 11:38:37] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Oh, I'm sorry, I missunderstood you. I understand what you are getting at,
>ambiguity can be a problem. I guess I'll just deal with using the suggestion of
>indexing on a string in javascript. Thank you for all your help.
>
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>
> [2001-10-18 11:33:49] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> no, i didn't ;)
>
> i just tried to describe what would happen
> *if* we would follow your suggestion
> and that it is a not so good idea after all
>
> (although we definetly should have a look
> at the [] syntax regarding standard conformance)
>
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>
> [2001-10-18 10:57:57] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wow, I just noticed that you are suggesting that php actually generate an array! I
>posted two example html files, that clearly show that you are wrong. PHP always
>treats them as a single variable, no matter how many are actually set.
>
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>
> [2001-10-18 10:54:37] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> sorry, I refreshed the page, and it reposted. Thank you for your help, I hope that
>you will consider my suggestion for future releases.
>
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>
> [2001-10-18 10:53:44] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I do understand that if you were in the middle of a php script, this would be a
>simple reassigning of the variable. However, this is a preprocessor command, and
>thus should be handled a little differently.
>
> Adding a "[]" at the tail of a variable and having it come out as an array on the
>other end seems a like a trick. It has its uses I'll give you that, but if you look
>at my suggestion you will realize that it would be a nice feature. You guys seem to
>have take the time to make sure that elements with "[]" get properly shoved into
>arrays, so why not this.
>
> This is a fairly common situation in html forms. Especially if you are dynamically
>generating them.
>
> What this really comes down to is, are you willing to overlook the fact that
>something like this does sort of already exist, in favor of another form of
>functionality?
>
> There is one other issue. If you use the variable names that you suggest, it breaks
>javascript. ie:
>
> <html>
> <body>
> <form name="form1" action="" method="post">
> Baseball:
> <input type="checkbox" name="interest[]" value="baseball">
> <br>
> Teams:
> <input type="text" name="teams[]" size="30" onFocus="form1.interest[0].checked=1">
> <br>
> <input type="submit" value="submit">
> </form>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> will cause an error, because you don't define arrays in javascript this way. I
>realize that this seems like a bug in javascript, but actually it isn't. The html
>4.01 specification clearly states that:
>
> "ID and NAME tokens must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any
>number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens ("-"), underscores ("_"), colons (":"),
>and periods (".")."
>
> Note: this does not suggest that you can add "[" or "]". So, in essence you are
>violating the html specification.
>
> If you still do not agree that this would only improve php, I will stop bothering
>you.
>
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