|  | Posted by "Robbert van Andel" on 11/10/05 15:54 
The question mark and colon is the equivalent for the iif function.  It's ashort hand for if/else.  You start with the expression, and if true, do
 what's after the question mark and if false, after the column.
 
 Robbert
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: ross@aztechost.com [mailto:ross@aztechost.com]
 Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:58 AM
 To: php-general@lists.php.net
 Subject: Re: [PHP] undefined index and php
 
 I have never really used this abreviated format before
 
 why the question mark and the colon? What is the long hang eqivalent.
 
 I turned magic quotes off too.
 
 thanks.
 
 R.
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Jasper Bryant-Greene" <jasper@album.co.nz>
 To: "Ross" <ross@aztechost.com>
 Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net>
 Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:19 PM
 Subject: Re: [PHP] undefined index and php
 
 
 > Ross wrote:
 >> because the following line give the notice 'undefined index'  BEFORE  the
 
 >> submit button has been pressed..
 >>
 >> <? $heading_insert= stripslashes($_POST['heading']);?>
 >
 > That's because before the submit button has been pressed, $_POST is empty
 > and so 'heading' is indeed an undefined index. Try:
 >
 > $heading_insert = isset( $_POST['heading'] ) ? stripslashes(
 > $_POST['heading'] ) : '';
 >
 > By the way, while you're switching register_globals off, it might be a
 > good idea to also switch off magic_quotes_gpc (the reason you need
 > stripslashes() above) and short_open_tag (judging by your use of the
 > non-portable <? open tag rather than <?php).
 >
 > Jasper
 >
 >
 >
 
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