explode not splitting into array properly

[hitchmuff]

Hi,

I'm trying to explode an string into an array:

<? $monetary_discount_to_update = implode(' ', $POST['monetary_discount']);
$monetary_array;
$monetary_array = explode(' ', $monetary_discount_to_update);

foreach ($monetary_array as $monetary_array_values){

	echo($monetary_array_values[0]);

}

?>
But when I output the array in the foreach statement it only outputs the first character of each of the array values, and I want to output all of the array value. Have I made my array the wrong way or is the explode syntax.

This must be a simple mistake but I can't see what I've done - please help

Cheers

N

[dalecosp]

hitchmuff wrote:

foreach ($monetary_array as $monetary_array_values){
		echo($monetary_array_values[0]);
		}
?>

But when I output the array in the foreach statement it only outputs the first character of each of the array values, and I want to output all of the array value. Have I made my array the wrong way or is the explode syntax.

This must be a simple mistake but I can't see what I've done - please help

Cheers

N

'Tis simple, methinks (how astute of you!). Note that when you call [man]foreach/man, you are asking to iterate through each item. In the event of a one-dimensional array, each item is a string or other single variable, and not an array itself.

So, when you say:

echo ($monetary_array_values[00]);

... you are asking PHP to print the "first character of each" string....

😉

[hitchmuff]

Ah, I see what I've done there - thanks for the help.

I'm actually trying to get 4 sets of variables into one multi-dimensional array and don't know where to start.

From the array I want to create a series of mysql querys to update a database with the information.

So far I've got:

<?

//  get nrc set price and put it into an array for use later
$cap_id_to_update = implode(' ', $_POST['cap_id_']);
$cap_id__array;
$cap_id_array = explode(' ', $cap_id_to_update);

//echo($nrc_price_to_update);
echo("<br>");
foreach ($cap_id_array as $cap_id_array_values){

	echo($cap_id_array_values);
	echo("<br>");

}


//  get nrc set price and put it into an array for use later
$nrc_price_to_update = implode(' ', $_POST['nrc_setprice_']);
$nrc_price_array;
$nrc_price_array = explode(' ', $nrc_price_to_update);

//echo($nrc_price_to_update);
echo("<br>");
foreach ($nrc_price_array as $nrc_price_array_values){

	echo($nrc_price_array_values);
	echo("<br>");	
}


// get percentage discount and put it into an array for use later
$percentage_discount_to_update = implode(' ', $_POST['percentage_discount_']);
$percentage_array;
$percentage_array = explode(' ', $percentage_discount_to_update);

//echo($percentage_discount_to_update);
echo("<br>");
foreach ($percentage_array as $percentage_array_values){

	echo($percentage_array_values);
	echo("<br>");	
}


// get monetary discount and put it into a array for use later
$monetary_discount_to_update = implode(' ', $_POST['monetary_discount_']);
$monetary_array;
$monetary_array = explode(' ', $monetary_discount_to_update);

//echo($monetary_discount_to_update);
echo("<br>");
foreach ($monetary_array as $monetary_array_values){

	echo($monetary_array_values);
	echo("<br>");		
}

?>

But I haven't got a clue about how to create the multidimensional array or even if that's the best way to create the multiple mysql update queries - any ideas?