in_array always false

lambrite

I have an html form that should, and does, return an array for some checkboxes. However, when I use the "in_array" function for the values, it always returns false. I'm sure I'm missing something simple - any ideas?

HTML Code:
[FONT=courier new]<input name="employment[]" type="checkbox" id="employment" value="Full-time">Full-time <br>

<input name="employment[]" type="checkbox" id="employment" value="Seasonal">Seasonal[/FONT]

The following code

	while (list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS['employment'])) {
  		 $line="$key => $val\n";debug($line);
	}

correctly prints
0 => Full-time
1 => Seasonal

while

if(in_array($HTTP_POST_VARS['employment'],"Seasonal")) {
   		$line="true";debug($line);
   } else {
   		$line="false";debug($line);   

   }

prints
false

Thanks,
Sarah

weekender

what immediately strikes me is that you have both NAME and ID attribute in your INPUT html statement - name and id are aliases of each other, so you risk confusing the php parser as to whether to put the results into an array or into a variable.

second you've got your args the wrong way round in [man]in_array[/man].

you want

in_array("Seasonal", $HTTP_POST_VARS['employment']);

lambrite

Well, That would explain it. I've been looking at it too long. Thanks a ton -
Sarah

weekender

no worries Sarah - sometimes all it needs is a fresh pair of eyes.

don't forget to mark it resolved...

adam