£ in a variable

[coops]

HI,

I'm doing a simple function retrieve data and export the data into xml, but found out xml does not like all character.  The character I have found are '&','','<','>','£'.  So I have developed a simple function that will replace curtain character within a string with the HTML code that XML likes. '&#38;','&#172;','&#60;','&#62;','&#163;'

It seems to work with all character, but apart from "£" sign.  The only reason is because if i use the below code

 

while($i < strlen($value)){     

      $ia=0;

        $sign = $value{$i};

           

      while($ia < count($strarValidation)){

       

        if($strarValidation[$ia] == $sign){               

         

          $sign = $strarNewChar[$ia];

          break;

        }

        $ia++;

      }

     

      $endValue.= $sign;   

The value at $sign = $value{$i}; for a £ is the HTML code, not "£".  So the function can't be used...

 

Does anyone else know of a way that I can stop the "£" converting to the html code when converting the string variable into a array?

 

Thanks

 

[Yesideez]

£

 

Use that in the HTML.

[coops]

Thanks, but I have realised its something to do with the form... as I inputted it into the function without the form and all was ok.....

 

Does anyone know anyway that you can resolve this on the form side?

 

[Yesideez]

Can you post some HTML for the form?

[coops]

The code I'm using for the form is

  <form onsubmit="return check(this)" action="store.php" method="post" name="fromMain" target="_self" id="fromMain">

 

<input name="txtCustomerName" type="text" id="0">

 

and within store.php, I'm using a $_POST to retrieve the string

 

[Yesideez]

I'm presuming the pound sign is for a value - where would this be used?

[coops]

This will give a value of

The £ sign comes from the form tho and then it goes into the original function (stated at the beginning), but Don't know why its converting the £ to a HTML code when changing the variable to a array..

 

But if it goes straight to an string and not using the form ITS ALL OK

$value = "£" ;

 

echo "Size ".strlen($value);

       

  while($i < strlen($value)){     

      $ia=0;

        echo "<br>".$value{$i};

$++;

}

 

This will show the correct data

 

[Yesideez]

First remove that $value= line.

 

while($i < (strlen($value)+1)){

 

See how that works. Personally I'd forget adding a pound sign into the equation at all and stick to using it in HTML only.

[GingerRobot]

Erm, i hate to say it but you're rather re-inventing the wheel with your function.

 

Try the htmlentities() function.

[coops]

Sadly I need the pound Sing as the function goes through a string to look for character that affecting XML and converts it into the HTML code and then inputs the new string into XML. 

 

The data comes from a form, using $_POST

 

so $value = $_POST...

 

then the $Value is converted to an array $value{}... 

Then it loops around looking for the characters that will affect XML and replace them...

 

But using $_POST already converts £ and ' ... but does not convert any other character that will affect XML.......

 

 

 

 

[Yesideez]

Check GingerRobot's reply with the link he posted.