if your description field is set to not null, then it should accept an
empty string (mysql?), like this:
$description = !empty($_POST['description']) ? $_POST['description'] : '';
Otherwise, if you "must" have a value of a length > 0, then do something
like this:
$description = !empty($_POST['description']) ? $_POST['description'] :
'blank';
The empty function accounts for all boolean false and null values, like
0,null,false, or "".
The construct () ? : ; is the ternary operator, and is very handy for
writing concise code
when your conditional is an "if/else".
Hope that helps!
Randy
Caleb Call wrote:
I'm trying to figure a way to set a variable with an if statement, however
it's not working. Here's my code:
if ($_POST['description'] == ""){
$description='blank';
} else {
$description=$_POST['description'];
}
Description isn't a required field, but the stored procedure needs to have
something passed for $description when it runs. So I'm trying to set it so
that if it's not entered then it will be passed as "blank". Right now it's
always being assigned as "blank" even if I enter something in the
Description.
What am I doing wrong in my if statement to cause it to always be set as
"blank".
Also, if I set $description=$_POST['description']; then everything passes
correctly, unless it's left blank.
Thanks,
Caleb
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