a variable within $_POST['']? possible?

[john_6767]

ok, i'm trying to get multiple checkboxes going and i think i have everything sorted except i cannot check to see if the checkbox is checked, the checkboxes are dynamic so i cannot type in the name as it changes so what i was trying to do is

//start loop

if (isset($_POST['checkboxName_$variable'])) {

//add checkbox to database

}

//end loop

where $variable is a number i put after every checkbox to make them unique. So why isn't it working (is it due to having a variable in the post['']) and how could i do the checkbox check differently?

Also my logic for this system above is that a checkbox only comes trhough if it is checked, and i add it to the db if checkbox is checked but not if not checked. Anyone see any potential problems,

cheers

[john_6767]

any idea guys? this is driving me nuts

[Zane]

how are you naming them again........?
is the name so dynamic that you can't create the same ....[!--coloro:#FF0000--][span style=\"color:#FF0000\"][!--/coloro--][i]dynaminity[/i][!--colorc--][/span][!--/colorc--]....to create the validation?
I hope that made sense
I'm really tired

[wdo_will]

It is possible with any other array, so I'm sure it will work here.

The problem is that variables are only read within double quotes ("$var").  So, if you make $var = 'hi', and say echo '$var'; it will not work.  But if you say echo "$var"; or echo $var; it will work.

So, basicly, there are three ways to do this.

[code]<?php
//start loop

if (isset($_POST['checkboxName_'.$variable])) {

//add checkbox to database

}

//end loop
?[/code]

This will make the variable out of the $_POST array have two strings, ie 'checkboxName_' and then $variable (hope that makes sense  :-\)


[code]<?php
//start loop

if (isset($_POST["checkboxName_$variable"])) {

//add checkbox to database

}

//end loop
?[/code]

This does the same as your example, but actually reads the variable.


[code]<?php
//start loop

$var = "checkboxName_$variable";

if (isset($_POST[$var])) {

//add checkbox to database

}

//end loop
?[/code]

This puts the entire sting that you want to grab out of the $_POST array into a variable.

I hope you can understand this post, I can't think of how to explain everything properly!