[SOLVED] echo "hello" . echo $text; . "good bye"; - ?????

[bobleny]

I have this line:

echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='".if(isset($_POST['change'])==TRUE){echo $_POST['first'];}else{echo 'john';}."' />\r\n";

 

As expected, that doesn't work:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF in /home/bob/Web Devolpment/Server/Auburn/index.php on line 277

 

I am trying to change the value of the input field based on $_POST['change'].

[trq]

<?php
echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='";
if (isset($_POST['change'])) {
  echo $_POST['first'];
} else {
  echo 'john';
}
echo "' />\r\n";
?>

[MadTechie]

try

 

<?php
if(isset($_POST['change'])==TRUE)
{
$X= $_POST['first'];
}else{
$X= 'john';
}


echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='".$X."' />\r\n";



?>

[nogray]

you can't use the if statement withing the echo statement, break it down like this

echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='";

if(isset($_POST['change'])==TRUE){
echo $_POST['first'];
}
else{
echo 'john';
}

echo "' />\r\n";

[per1os]

$myChange = (isset($_POST['change']))?$_POST['first']:'john';
echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='".$myChange."' />\r\n";

 

You cannot really have an if statement inside the echo, this might also work (note untested)

 

echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='", (isset($_POST['change']))?$_POST['first']:'john', "' />\r\n";

 

That and if something is suppose to be true, you do not need to ==, just simply doing it like I have above works.

[trq]

echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='". (isset($_POST['change'])==TRUE) ? echo $_POST['first'] : echo 'john' />rn";

 

Should be...

 

echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='" . isset($_POST['change']) ? $_POST['first'] : 'john' ."'/>\r\n";

[bobleny]

OK. I'm just going to use a variable and change the variable out side of the echo statement.

 

Thanks!

[Barand]

or you can use the "?" ternary operator

 

<?php
echo "<input type='text' name='first' size='10' value='" . (isset($_POST['change']) ? $_POST['first'] : 'john') ."' />\r\n";
?>