How do you loop and create text input

[trooper]

Hi all

I want to dynaically generate some text input boxes and then when the page is reloaded have the contents of the text boxes remain the same

this is my code at the moment

for($i=1;$i<$number_of_questions+1;$i++)
{
$question_and_answer .=\"Question $i<br><input type=\\"text\\" name=\\"question$i\\" value=\\"$here$i\\"><br>\n\";

	for($x=1;$x<$number_of_answers+1;$x++)
	{
	 	$question_and_answer .=\"Answer $x\\t<input type=\\\"text\\\" name=\\\"question$i--answer$x\\\"><br>\\n\";
	}
	$question_and_answer .=\"<br><br>\\n\";

}
print $question_and_answer;

At the moment it only returns the number of the question. Even if i change the contents of a box the content is always the question number.

How do you dynamically generate text boxes and have the contents remain the same.

For example with a singleinput box i use
print \"<input type=\\"text\\" name=\\"box_name\\" value=\\"$box_name\\">

when i enter a value into the text box it will remain there when the page is reloaded.

Not so in a loop thought!!!

Help thisis really getting on my nerves

cheers for reading my rantings

Gary Mailer

[amcgrath]

You could do value="<?= $question[$x--] ?>", assuming $question is a variable holding your questions....

[phigga]

There are a couple ways. The way you have your loop set up, you should look into variable variables.

However, I'd personally create an array, like this.

for($i=0;$i<$number_of_questions;$i++)
{
$question_and_answer .="Question" . ($i + 1) ."<br><input type=\\"text\\" name=\\"question[]\\" value=\\"$question[$1]\\"><br>\n\";
}

or something similar. Check out the docs on arrays, you should find something.

PS - i'm being vague on purpose. Learning is fun 🙂