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Sticky Form Functions For Text Fields/Areas


DonGatuna

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Assist a newbie!

 

I would like to create a function for text input and text area.  I have the following code that generates the text field but it isn't sticky.

 



<?php
            function create_text_field ($label, $name, $value){
                
                echo '<label>'.$label .': </label>';
                
                echo '<input type = "text" name ="'.$name.'" value = "'.$value.'"';


                    if(isset($_POST[$name])&&($_POST[$name]==$value)){


                        echo $_POST[$name];
                    }
                echo '/><br><br>';
            }
  ?>


The data doesn't stick...

 


Please note that the value attribute code is inside <?php?> tags.  


  • I want to create a function that creates text field(s) that is (are) sticky
  • I cannot place a php tag in the value attribute (since it is part of function statements) 

Please comment


 

The overall function should work just fine...as long as you pass the necessary field value as defined in the function.

<?php
function create_text_field ($label, $name, $value){
    echo '<label>' . $label . ': </label>';
    echo '<input type = "text" name ="'.$name.'" value = "'.$value.'"';
    echo '/><br><br>';
}
?>
 
Out of curiosity, what is the goal behind the following lines of code?
if(isset($_POST[$name])&&($_POST[$name]==$value)){
    echo $_POST[$name];
}
 
Are you trying to add an override for $value? If so, the test should probably be executed prior to the input field being displayed.
 
 
Side note: the <label> tag isn't currently connected to the input field. The following documentation provides examples on how to make the connection:

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