Checking the length of a string

[AKalair]

Hiya,

Im trying to check the length of this string is between 1 and 5 characters. But when I run this I get this error message.

 

"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /www/001webs.com/p/h/p/phpforum91/htdocs/time.php on line 7"

 

<?php

$abcd = 'abcd';

$Length = strlen("$abcd");

if ($strlen '>0' && '6<' )
{
echo "$Length";
}
else
{echo "too long";
}

?>

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

[nrg_alpha]

You are checking the length of $strlen (which isn't declared).. I think you want to check using $length..

 

$abcd = 'abcd';
$length = strlen($abcd);
echo ($length > 0 and $length < 6)? $length : 'too long';

[AKalair]

Thank You !

 

That was a silly thing to do, doh!

 

I'm using it to check user input on a form. What else do I need to consider, I'm looking into htmlspecialchar now.

[jjacquay712]

D00d wtf are you doing?!?! your putting variables inside of strings for no reason.

[nrg_alpha]

I'm not sure I follow.. who's snippet are you referring to?