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I'm having trouble with a three-dimensional $_POST array. It starts as a two-dimensional array on this side:

 

<html>
<head>
  <title>test</title>
  <script type="text/javascript">
      var Dom = {
        get: function(el) {
          if (typeof el === 'string') {
            return document.getElementById(el);
          } else {
            return el;
          }
        },
        add: function(el, dest) {
          var el = this.get(el);
          var dest = this.get(dest);
          dest.appendChild(el);
        },
        remove: function(el) {
          // var el = this.get(el);
          // el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
        }
      };
      var Event = {
        add: function() {
          if (window.addEventListener) {
            return function(el, type, fn) {
              Dom.get(el).addEventListener(type, fn, false);
            };
          } else if (window.attachEvent) {
            return function(el, type, fn) {
              var f = function() {
                fn.call(Dom.get(el), window.event);
              };
              Dom.get(el).attachEvent('on' + type, f);
            };
          }
        }()
      };
      Event.add(window, 'load', function() {
        var i = 2;
        Event.add('add-element', 'click', function() {
          var el = document.createElement('span');
          el.innerHTML = '<input type="text" name="theArray['+i+'][\'name\']" value="">';
  i++;
          Dom.add(el, 'content');
          Event.add(el, 'click', function(e) {
            Dom.remove(this);
          });
        });
      });

  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <p id="add-element">Add Elements</p>
  <form action="testPost.php" name="test" method="post">
   <input type="text" name="theArray[1]['name']" value="foo" />
   <input type="text" name="theArray[2]['name']" value="bar" />
   <div id="content"></div>
   <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
  </form>
</body>
</html>

 

(If you're wondering why I only have one element it's because this is for a project where I will need nested lists later.)

 

Now, onto testPost.php to process the code:

 

<html>
<head>
  <title>asdfdf</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<?php


for ($i=1;$i<=count($_POST["theArray"]);$i++){

echo("<li>".$_POST['theArray'][$i]['name']."</li>");  

}

?>
</ul>
</body>
</html>

 

$_POST itself is an array, so we convert from a two-dimensional to a three-dimensional array. For some reason, only the first letter gets printed; the rest of the string gets truncated.

 

My only request is that you don't suggest I just use a database or something of the like. This has to be easily portable and I will probably merge this into one document later.

 

Thank you,

Dan

$_POST['theArray']['name'][$i]

did you try that.

 

Okay, I tried it. Didn't work. The idea is I'm setting it up for the 'for' loop to where every 'name' is printed out in succession. I'll add code later for other variables, but I want to get it from the same $_POST array.

in you testpost.php place the following to see exactly is being returned from the form:

 

<?php

    print "<pre>";

    print_r($_POST);

    print "<pre>";

?>

 

Just had a similar problem with multi dim arrays in $_POST and the above code showed me that all was not right. This code will display the array being returned in $_POST. In my problem it was how the value was being named in the form where you currently have:

  <input type="text" name="theArray[1]['name']" value="foo" />

  <input type="text" name="theArray[2]['name']" value="bar" />

 

 

in you testpost.php place the following to see exactly is being returned from the form:

 

<?php

    print "<pre>";

    print_r($_POST);

    print "<pre>";

?>

 

Okay. I did what you said...the form adds elements dynamically, so I added two and this is what I got:

 

Array
(
    [theArray] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    ['name'] => foo
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    ['name'] => bar
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    ['name'] => sdfaasdf
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    ['name'] => asdfasdf
                )

        )

    [submit] => submit
)


 

This means the data is being passed correctly, right?

Okay, we're getting closer. This hunk of code seems to get me what I want, at least for now:

 

 

foreach ($_POST["theArray"] as $key) {

if(is_array($key)){
foreach ($key as $key2 => $value) {

echo "<li>".$value."</li>";

}
} else {

echo "";

}

}

 

However, I still want to be able to call the varible out using ['name'].

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