Array Question

[ow-phil]

In making an array:

I have 7 checkboxes, which make up the array information. I currently use implode to make the array, however that array only consists of the information that it checked.

What I need to do now is make it so the array will always be 7 items, but if there isnt a checkbox for the item, I want inserted to be a 0.

Example

item1[x]
item2[x]
item3[ ]
item4[x]
item5[ ]
item6[x]
item7[ ]

would return = 1,2,0,4,0,6,0

instead of what it does now. 1,2,4,6

Ideas...

[ow-phil]

I tried placing in the lines before the implode command, saying that:

if($array[0]="") { $array[0]="0"; } else { }
if($array[1]="") { $array[1]="0"; } else { }
if($array[2]="") { $array[2]="0"; } else { }
if($array[3]="") { $array[3]="0"; } else { }
if($array[4]="") { $array[4]="0"; } else { }
if($array[5]="") { $array[5]="0"; } else { }
if($array[6]="") { $array[6]="0"; } else { }

But this just made the values of the array become blank.

Any suggestions?

[bakaneko]

err... dont you need a double equal sign for comparison?
like == not =?

[ow-phil]

the == was an error but that didnt do it...

Phil

[bakaneko]

can you make the default value of the radio buttons zero?

[ow-phil]

I am not using radio Buttons... I am using Check boxes for a reason.

[bakaneko]

🙁
umm... since php is server side i dont think it can do that before the form is submitted. why dont you just work with that array or make a new one from the next page?

for ($i = 0; $i < count($yourarray); $i++){
if ($yourarray[$i] == "") {
$newarray[$i] = "0";
}
else {
$newarray[$i] = $yourarray[$i];
}
}

if that "" doesnt work try using count --> if (count($yourarray[$i]) == 0)

hope that helps