Re: [PHP] Processing a table of input fields
Use name="attend[]" This will simplify life immensely on the processing side where you can just iterate through $_POST['attend'] as an array and have the $user_id. Ditto for the pay[] and other fields. Note that the checkboxes will ONLY send in keys/values for the checked ones -- You get nothing for the unchecked ones -- which is fine, you assume they weren't there if they weren't checked. On Fri, May 11, 2007 1:22 pm, Todd Cary wrote: > I create a table of input fields so the user (secretary at a > Rotary meeting) can check mark if the person attended and how > much they paid for lunch. Each input field name has the user ID > as part of it. What is the best way to process the table when > the submit button is pressed? There are about 50 rows in the table. > > Sample of one row for member 590: > > > > > 05/11/2007TheressaBryant type="text" name="590_pay" value="16" size="5" maxlength="4"> > maxlength="4"> > maxlength="25"> > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Processing a table of input fields
Jim Lucas wrote:
Richard Davey wrote:
Todd Cary wrote:
I create a table of input fields so the user (secretary at a Rotary
meeting) can check mark if the person attended and how much they paid
for lunch. Each input field name has the user ID as part of it.
What is the best way to process the table when the submit button is
pressed? There are about 50 rows in the table.
Sample of one row for member 590:
05/11/2007TheressaBryanttype="text" name="590_pay" value="16" size="5" maxlength="4">
maxlength="4">
Personally I'd do it like this (if you are displaying say 50
checkboxes on the page at once)
Name each checkbox so the they go into an array, i.e.:
Then in your PHP script you can simply loop through the attend array
($_POST['attend']) and extract all the IDs of those people who were
ticked. If they weren't ticked, they won't be in your array.
Cheers,
Rich
I would do it even a different way
05/11/2007
Theressa
Bryant
maxlength="4">
maxlength="4">
maxlength="25">
Then on the PHP side this.
if ( isset($_POST['list']) && count($_POST['list']) > 0 ) {
foreach ( $_POST['list'] AS $id => $data ) {
if ( isset($data['attend']) && $data['attend'] == '1' ) {
# do stuff related to them attending the meal
}
}
}
This way, everything the grouped in one big array. You don't have to
worry about checking for values in each array, it is all right there.
Keeping things in sync is much easier this way.
Hope this helps
Thanks again! Have it working for the initial entry and the
recreation of the table for editing based on the array.
Todd
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Re: [PHP] Processing a table of input fields
Jim Lucas wrote:
Richard Davey wrote:
Todd Cary wrote:
I create a table of input fields so the user (secretary at a Rotary
meeting) can check mark if the person attended and how much they paid
for lunch. Each input field name has the user ID as part of it.
What is the best way to process the table when the submit button is
pressed? There are about 50 rows in the table.
Sample of one row for member 590:
05/11/2007TheressaBryanttype="text" name="590_pay" value="16" size="5" maxlength="4">
maxlength="4">
Personally I'd do it like this (if you are displaying say 50
checkboxes on the page at once)
Name each checkbox so the they go into an array, i.e.:
Then in your PHP script you can simply loop through the attend array
($_POST['attend']) and extract all the IDs of those people who were
ticked. If they weren't ticked, they won't be in your array.
Cheers,
Rich
I would do it even a different way
05/11/2007
Theressa
Bryant
maxlength="4">
maxlength="4">
maxlength="25">
Then on the PHP side this.
if ( isset($_POST['list']) && count($_POST['list']) > 0 ) {
foreach ( $_POST['list'] AS $id => $data ) {
if ( isset($data['attend']) && $data['attend'] == '1' ) {
# do stuff related to them attending the meal
}
}
}
This way, everything the grouped in one big array. You don't have to
worry about checking for values in each array, it is all right there.
Keeping things in sync is much easier this way.
Hope this helps
WOW! Now it is quite refined! Thank you for contributions.
Todd
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Re: [PHP] Processing a table of input fields
Richard Davey wrote:
Todd Cary wrote:
I create a table of input fields so the user (secretary at a Rotary
meeting) can check mark if the person attended and how much they paid
for lunch. Each input field name has the user ID as part of it. What
is the best way to process the table when the submit button is
pressed? There are about 50 rows in the table.
Sample of one row for member 590:
05/11/2007TheressaBryanttype="text" name="590_pay" value="16" size="5" maxlength="4">
maxlength="4">
Personally I'd do it like this (if you are displaying say 50 checkboxes
on the page at once)
Name each checkbox so the they go into an array, i.e.:
Then in your PHP script you can simply loop through the attend array
($_POST['attend']) and extract all the IDs of those people who were
ticked. If they weren't ticked, they won't be in your array.
Cheers,
Rich
I would do it even a different way
05/11/2007
Theressa
Bryant
Then on the PHP side this.
if ( isset($_POST['list']) && count($_POST['list']) > 0 ) {
foreach ( $_POST['list'] AS $id => $data ) {
if ( isset($data['attend']) && $data['attend'] == '1' ) {
# do stuff related to them attending the meal
}
}
}
This way, everything the grouped in one big array. You don't have to worry about checking for
values in each array, it is all right there. Keeping things in sync is much easier this way.
Hope this helps
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and some have greatness thrust upon them."
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Re: [PHP] Processing a table of input fields
Todd Cary wrote: I create a table of input fields so the user (secretary at a Rotary meeting) can check mark if the person attended and how much they paid for lunch. Each input field name has the user ID as part of it. What is the best way to process the table when the submit button is pressed? There are about 50 rows in the table. Sample of one row for member 590: 05/11/2007TheressaBryanttype="text" name="590_pay" value="16" size="5" maxlength="4"> maxlength="4"> Personally I'd do it like this (if you are displaying say 50 checkboxes on the page at once) Name each checkbox so the they go into an array, i.e.: Then in your PHP script you can simply loop through the attend array ($_POST['attend']) and extract all the IDs of those people who were ticked. If they weren't ticked, they won't be in your array. Cheers, Rich -- Zend Certified Engineer http://www.corephp.co.uk "Never trust a computer you can't throw out of a window" -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Processing a table of input fields
I create a table of input fields so the user (secretary at a Rotary meeting) can check mark if the person attended and how much they paid for lunch. Each input field name has the user ID as part of it. What is the best way to process the table when the submit button is pressed? There are about 50 rows in the table. Sample of one row for member 590: 05/11/2007TheressaBryanttype="text" name="590_pay" value="16" size="5" maxlength="4"> maxlength="4"> maxlength="25"> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
