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Juan Henríquez
Courses Plus Student 2,485 PointsHow work the "values" and the "name" properties in php?
If I were working with PHP and in the form the user dials 2 or more checkboxes with the same "name" , that value will have the "name" when working with the back-end . All values would be stored in an array ?, because it is a variable ( "the name") with multiple values ("the values of the checkboxes ").
3 Answers
Lee Chavers
22,506 PointsYou'll need to make sure you are sending the information as an array.
For Example:
<input type="checkbox" name="something[]" value="Something 1">
<input type="checkbox" name="something[]" value="Something 2">
<input type="checkbox" name="something[]" value="Something 3">
<input type="checkbox" name="something[]" value="Something 4">
<input type="checkbox" name="something[]" value="Something 5">
In your php:
var_dump($_POST['something']);
This should show an array. Good luck!
Bill Dowd
7,681 PointsYes, they are an array because you put [] at the end of your variable name for the checkboxes.
Juan Henríquez
Courses Plus Student 2,485 PointsThanks to Lee and Bill, it was the explanation I needed.