[RESOLVED] syntax error: unexpected T_BOOLEAN_AND...

ATS16805

i'm receiving the error unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR for the following line of code:

if (($_POST['title']) == '') || (($_POST['desc'])=='') || (($_POST['state'])=='') || (($_POST['date']) == '') {

considering that so far i've made several fairly complex little apps using similar lines of code-- i simply can not see what is wrong here. does this mean that the error in this case must be conditional based on the context in which this line appears?

signed:
Stumped in the Valley

EDIT: i thought it might have something to do w/ single vs double quoted strings, but this line produces the same error:

if (($_POST['title']) == "") || (($_POST['desc'])=="") || (($_POST['state'])=="") || (($_POST['date']) == "") {

(ya know, i avoided posting this question because i think it seems so "obvious"... ugh!)

laserlight

The use of parentheses can help to clarify things when precedence rules are not obvious, but sometimes you really shouldnt be too liberal with them to the extent that you fail to match them properly.

In this case, any text editor with a parenthesis matching feature will reveal that your very first opening parenthesis does not have a closing parenthesis to match it. Putting it another way, it does have a closing parenthesis to match it, but the closing parenthesis is not the one you expect.

I suggest that you use either:

if ($_POST['title'] == '' || $_POST['desc'] == '' || $_POST['state'] == '' || $_POST['date'] == '') {

if (($_POST['title'] == '') || ($_POST['desc'] == '') || ($_POST['state'] == '') || ($_POST['date'] == '')) {

I would prefer the former.

devinemke

you are nesting your parens incorrectly

if ($_POST['title'] == '' || $_POST['desc'] == '' || $_POST['state'] == '' || $_POST['date'] == '')
{
	// do something
}

ATS16805

ah... geez! thanks, Laserlight!!! yes, the latter is what i thought i had... guess it was a simple case of needing a second pair of eyes for a second!

thanks again!!

ATS16805

devinemke wrote:
you are nesting your parens incorrectly

yea--- i see that now-- pretty obvious..

just so used to doing more simple if statements, i guess... i dunno..

thanks to you both!