= or ==?

[jwb666]

sorry i am a newb but i am stuck already, please help!

I have a form that has two radio buttons, both with a name of "terms" and one with a value of "accept" and one with a value of "decline". The form is passed through the post method.

I know == means equality and = assigns a value, but is this right:

if ($terms = $decline)
{
do this
}

or is it

if ($terms == $decline)
{
do this
}

help would be muc appreciated!

[pyro]

Actually, it's probably neither.

First of all, the = is the assignment opperator, whereas the == is the equal operator. So, you'd definitly want == in an if statement.

But, unless you have a variable named $decline set up with the value you are trying to match, you might be looking for this:

if ($terms == "decline") { 
    #do this 
}

[jwb666]

thanks loads, i might progress a bit now... (maybe) 😃

[pyro]

lol. You're welcome... 🙂