[Resolved] Displaying array elements (1-element strings) in text boxes

[samtediou]

Hello forum,

I've got a quick question here about displaying array elements in text
boxes. When I echo each element of this array as normal HTML, it displays
fine.

 $aryNames = array();

 $aryNames[0]= "George Bernard Shaw";
 $aryNames[1]= "Julia Roberts";
 $aryNames[2]= "Homer Simpson";

When I try to write the array elements to text boxes, only the first name of
each full name displays. What's going on?

You can view the results at http://braindivot.com/mlm/array_in_textbox.php
<http://braindivot.com/mlm/array_in_textbox.php>; .

The code's below.

Thanks,

Samtediou

<?php


 $aryNames = array();

 $aryNames[0]= "George Bernard Shaw";
 $aryNames[1]= "Julia Roberts";
 $aryNames[2]= "Homer Simpson";

 //Write names array in tabular form
 echo "<h2>Array elements displayed as a normal HTML table</h2><br>";
 echo "<table border=1>";

 for ($i=0; $i < sizeof($aryNames); $i++){
   $num = $i + 1;
   echo "<tr><td>$num</td>";
   echo "<td>$aryNames[$i]</td></tr>";
 }

 echo "</table><br><br>";


 //Write names array in text boxes
 echo "<h2>Array elements displayed in text boxes </h2><br>";

 echo "<table border=1>";

 for ($i=0; $i < sizeof($aryNames); $i++){
   $num = $i + 1;
   $txt_name = "txtName" . $num;
   echo "<tr><td>$num</td>";
   echo "<td><input type=text name=$txt_name
value=$aryNames[$i]</td></tr>";
 }

 echo "</table>";

?>

[tekky]

standard HTML rules....
when using data from dynamic sources, you must ALWAYS enclose that data in quotes to ensure any spaces arent interpretted as new attributes....

<?php 


 $aryNames = array(); 

 $aryNames[0]= "George Bernard Shaw"; 
 $aryNames[1]= "Julia Roberts"; 
 $aryNames[2]= "Homer Simpson"; 

 //Write names array in tabular form 
 echo "<h2>Array elements displayed as a normal HTML table</h2><br>"; 
 echo "<table border=1>"; 

 for ($i=0; $i < sizeof($aryNames); $i++){ 
   $num = $i + 1; 
   echo "<tr><td>$num</td>"; 
   echo "<td>$aryNames[$i]</td></tr>"; 
 } 

 echo "</table><br><br>"; 


 //Write names array in text boxes 
 echo "<h2>Array elements displayed in text boxes </h2><br>"; 

 echo "<table border=1>"; 

 for ($i=0; $i < sizeof($aryNames); $i++){ 
   $num = $i + 1; 
   $txt_name = "txtName" . $num; 
   echo "<tr><td>$num</td>"; 
   echo '<td><input type=text name="' . $txt_name . 
'"value="'$aryNames[$i] . '"></td></tr>'; 
 } 

 echo "</table>"; 

?>

note that in a <textarea> you wouldnt need to quote them since there is a closing </textarea> tag....

[drawmack]

Standard xhtml quote all attribute values.

You should program with xhtml as html as been depricated.

[samtediou]

Yep--You're both right!

Thanks a million! Now it works.

Samtediou