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Hey all– I've got a function that uses data from a variable from a user. Originally it was set up as follows: <?php function($_POST['variable']) { if (isset($_POST['variable']) && preg_match($_POST['variable'], $pattern)) { //Do something } else { //Do something else } ?> However, when I do this before giving any input, I get a notice saying that the variable isn't set. Now I realize that the notice is telling me something that I am accounting for in my function, and that the user won't see the notices when I turn off error reporting. However, the notice still makes me uncomfortable--should I be worrying about it? And, if so, how do I change it? I know that I can check to see if the variable is set before feeding it to the function, but this seems to partially defeat the purpose of having the function (if I need to re-write the same code over and over again each time I call it). Any thoughts or advice? Best, –Davis