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Posted by John Nichel on 08/02/05 17:14
Bruce Gilbert wrote:
> a few more questions about the submission process for a form with
> option choices.
>
> say I am using :
>
> <form method="POST" action="$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']" class="application">
> <select class="checkbox"
> name="loan_process">
> <option value="Purchase"
> selected="selected">Purchase</option>
> <option
> value="construct_home">Construct Home</option>
> <option
> value="refinance_no_cash">Refinance - No Cash</option>
> <option
> value="refinance_cash_out">Refinance - Cash
> Out</option>
> </select>
> </form>
>
> is it better to use a name for value (the same as the selection
> choice) or a number 1,2,3 etc? (or does it matter).
Doesn't matter. You're the one processing it on the back end, so
whatever works for you.
> and for the return info what's the difference between:
>
> <?php
>
> if(isset($_POST["loan_process"]))
> echo $_POST["loan_process"];
> ?>
>
> and without the isset?
In your above example, nothing, other than it will issue a notice for an
undefined variable if you have error reporting set that high. However
it's a good practice to check if something exists (and has the data you
expect) before you process that data.
--
John C. Nichel
ÜberGeek
KegWorks.com
716.856.9675
john@kegworks.com
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