gone "array"

[troinfo]

ok the error checking is working for one field. I then put into an array and some thing seems to have "GONE ARRAY". I get no errors so i know the coding is good but i get a $msg of "good" no matter what when i click submit. i don't see what i did wrong probably something simple and/or stupid.

BTW Harley is the best!! Thank you so much for all your help!!!!!!!!!🙂

<?

if ($submit == submit){

$field = array("test", "test1", "test2" ,"test3", "test4", "test5");

for ($i = 1; $i < count($field); $i++) {

if (preg_match("/^{[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/",($field[$i])))} {

$msg = "good";

} else {

$msg ="not good";

}
}
}
?>

<form method=post action="test.php">

<p>&nbsp;<? echo "$msg"; ?>

<p> input test: <input type=text name="test" size=25>

<p> input test: <input type=text name="test1" size=25>

<p> input test: <input type=text name="test2" size=25>

<p> input test: <input type=text name="test3" size=25>

<p> input test: <input type=text name="test4" size=25>

<p> input test: <input type=text name="test5" size=25>

<p><input type=submit name="submit" value=submit>

</form>

[troinfo]

Sorry "HayLey" not harley. my bad 🙂

[Anon]

You're getting "good" matches because you're testing whether or not "test", "test1" are matches, not the values of the variables $test, $test1.

I think if you replace $field[$i] in youre preg_match with ${$field[$i]} you'll have better luck.

I'll also point out that only $test5's value will have an affect - $msg is getting overwritten each time through the loop.

[troinfo]

what if i put an exit or return into the code so when it hits the first error, the loop stops and then returns the $msg?

[Anon]

I'd recommend using break;

$msg='ok';
for(...)
{
if(fail)
{ $msg='not ok';
break;
}
}

[troinfo]

Thanks I'll give it a try.
When do you guy sleep???
lol

[Anon]

Drat, you've blown my cover ... I'm actually an AI.