[RESOLVED] code syntax problems

[gwh]

Hi everyone,

I'm having trouble with some code syntax.

In addition to any categories and colours listed in my menus, there are two other possible values that might be selected: 'choose' which is the default and may have remained selected, and 'other' if a particular category or colour is yet to be entered into the database. The following code is supposed to remove the first value from the subarrays:

// if "Select category(s)" and "Select colour(s) still selected, remove from the array
	if ($_POST['category'][0] == 'choose' || $_POST['colour'][0] == 'choose')
	array_shift(
	$_POST['category'];
	$_POST['colour'];
	)

The problem is that it gives an error saying:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsite/admin/insertNewGarment.php on line 95

Line 95 is this line:

$_POST['category'];

Also, to find out if 'other' has been chosen I used the the following code, but I'm pretty sure the syntax is again incorrect:

if (in_array('other',$_POST['category'] and $_POST['colour'])) {
	$i = array_search('other', $_POST['category'] AND $_POST['colour']);
	$_POST['category'][$i] = 0 AND $_POST['colour'][$i] = 0;
}

Would someone be able to help me fix the above syntax problems?

Appreciate any help offered.

[bradgrafelman]

1. Parameters are separated by commas, not semicolons.

2. You need two separate calls to in_array() in your if() statement:

if(in_array('other', $array1) && in_array('other', $array2)) {
    // do something
}

[gwh]

Thanks for the reply:

I revised the code as follows:

 // if "Select category(s)" and "Select colour(s) still selected, remove from the array
	if ($_POST['category'][0] == 'choose' || $_POST['colour'][0] == 'choose')
	array_shift(
	$_POST['category'],	$_POST['colour']
	)  

if (in_array('other', $_POST['category']) && in_array('other', $_POST['colour'])) {
	$i = array_search('other', $_POST['category'] AND $_POST['colour']);
	$_POST['category'][$i] = 0 AND $_POST['colour'][$i] = 0;
}

The first problem seems to have been fixed but the second is giving an error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsite/admin/insertNewGarment.php on line 97

Line 97 is this line:

if (in_array('other', $POST['category']) && in_array('other', $POST['colour'])) {

Can you tell me where I may have gone wrong?

[suntra]

    array_shift(
    $_POST['category'],    $_POST['colour']
    ) 

You're lacking a semi-colon...

[gwh]

Thanks for the answer!