doubledee Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I have a payment form with the following code... <!-- Expiration Month --> <span class="group"> <label class="innerlabel" for="expMonth">Month</label><!-- --> <select id="expMonth" name="expMonth"> <option></option> <option>01</option> <option>02</option> <option>03</option> <option>04</option> <option>05</option> <option>06</option> <option>07</option> <option>08</option> <option>09</option> <option>10</option> <option>11</option> <option>12</option> </select> </span> How is that data represented as far as Data-Type?? Is it treated as a String or an Integer?? How can I ensure that when I sent it to the Payment Gateway that it is treated as a Two-Digit value?? Thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 PHP is loosely typed, meaning that it typecasts on the fly depending on how you are using a variable. If it's already in a string format, it won't typecast to a numeric form unless you attempt to do arithmetic on it. You can always use printf() to format a number in a particular manner if you are starting with an integer, and need to add a leading zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledee Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 PHP is loosely typed, meaning that it typecasts on the fly depending on how you are using a variable. If it's already in a string format, it won't typecast to a numeric form unless you attempt to do arithmetic on it. You can always use printf() to format a number in a particular manner if you are starting with an integer, and need to add a leading zero. Well, as you can see, I choose to use leading zeroes, so I guess that means that I will be okay when I send the data over, right? So a "01" should remain a "01" in my XML string, right? Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yes, it should retain it's "string" type when you render the xml. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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