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 a
short 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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