array probs

[techmeister]

Hi there:

The following extract is taken from my php script that will write XML tags conforming to names taken from HTML form fields, and place the values from the fields between the tags, however, much like dates in php, I suck at arrays: ($Fname et al are the form fields)

$fielddata = array("FirstName"=>$Fname, "LastName"=>$Lname, "Age"=>$age, "Email"=>$email);
for($i=0; $i < count($fielddata); $i++) {
$datadescr = $fielddata[??];
$datavalue = $fielddata[??];
//Get data into XML tags
@fputs($xmlfile,"\t<". $datadescr .">");
//End of data (similar to </td>) @fputs($xmlfile,$datavalue."</". $datadescr .">\n");
}

I'm just not sure how to access the values in my array.... (Hence use of ???)

ANy help would be much appreciated, as the array examples at php.net are not too helpful to me

Cheers all.
Russ

[php_haze]

This construct should help simplify things for you. The while() loop will go through each key/value pair and put them into your $datadescr and $datavalue vars respectively.

$fielddata = array("FirstName"=>$Fname, "LastName"=>$Lname, "Age"=>$age, "Email"=>$email);
while(list($datadescr,$datavalue) = each($fielddata)) {
//Get data into XML tags
@fputs($xmlfile,"\t<". $datadescr .">");
//End of data (similar to </td>) @fputs($xmlfile,$datavalue."</". $datadescr .">\n");
}

I hope this helped and good luck. 🙂

-Jayson

[techmeister]

You are a legend!

Or if you were around the Essex area of the UK you'd be referred to as "A diamond geezer"
...Fortunately I don't live in Essex..

Thanks a lot mate! It all worked.
Russ