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Bug #22626 POST'ing an Array (<input name="checkbox[70]">) gives string 'Array'
Submitted: 2003-03-10 13:17 UTC Modified: 2003-03-10 17:31 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:1 (100.0%)
From: cyborg at driverheaven dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 5CVS-2003-03-10 (dev) OS: Windows 2003 Server
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-03-10 13:17 UTC] cyborg at driverheaven dot net 
when posting information through a form, using an array for a name, example:

4 inputs: <input name="checkbox[70]" type="checkbox" />

(where 70 is different for each input, according to the messageid)

PHP gives the value 'Array' for $_POST['checkbox'], and it is a string, as print_r() displays 'Array', and is_array() returns false on check.

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 [2003-03-10 14:07 UTC] derick@php.net 
Please show us the script in which you do the print_r().

Derick
 [2003-03-10 17:09 UTC] cyborg at driverheaven dot net 
It appears to have been my problem, as I wasn't checking for whether the variable was an array or string, and attempting to stripslashes() if magic_quotes_gpc was enabled.

/me smacks head for being an idiot.

(Although there was no problems with it on PHP >= 4.1.0)
 [2003-03-10 17:15 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Not PHP bug -> bogus.
 [2003-03-10 17:31 UTC] cyborg at driverheaven dot net 
indeed.
 [2003-05-13 13:51 UTC] rajc at aol dot com 
I need to know how to use an array of checkboxes and find out if these checkboxes are on or off.  cyborg  will you please post your code.

Here is how i am creating my checkboxes.
$tmps =	getforumtemplates();
			
if(!is_array($tmps))
{
print "<br><br>Their are no templates defined. If you would like to enter one please click on Add New link.\n";
?>
<br>		
<?php
}//end if
else
{ $number = 0;
$arr = array();
			print "Template Name:<br>";
			foreach($tmps as $t)
			{?>	<input type="checkbox" name="templates[]"> <?=$t->name?><font size = "-1">
																	<a href="modifyforumtemplates.php?tid=<?=$t->templateid?>">modify</a></font><br>
			<?php 
			
				$number++;
			}
			//end foreach
			
		}
		//end else
 
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