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| From | Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php |
| Subject | Re: Setting & displaying Variables |
| Date | 2013-09-22 16:54 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <l1nlen$gdr$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <l1kv32$ll0$1@speranza.aioe.org> <8t3s39tcmb842b3dkpa8fja7qqdvfqvieq@4ax.com> |
On 2013-09-21 5:29 PM, Richard Yates wrote: > On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:20:49 -0400, Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote: > > Probably those three Ms in '$commments' 3 M's? You're kidding!! I'd love to think that's a typo, but ... I pasted, not copied, the code, sooo ... Ohh, I might be about to feel so stoopid! You know, I still didn't see it even after you pointed it out! Had to use Find to see it! Damn! I'm going to owe you bigtime if that's all it is! :( I'll let ya know! Twayne` > > >> Hi, >> >> Obviously, the issue is around the comments var. It works, but it >> doesn't and I'm hoping someone can explain why. >> >> Both echo strlen($comments); and echo $comments; throw a Notice >> about an undefined variable. But the variable "comments" HAS to have >> been defined in order for the two echo statements to work! >> The variable 'comments' is also in SESSION data, which will also get >> the same Notice of an undefined variable. >> >> What the heck am I missing? Why do I get the undefined var in those two >> statements? >> >> =================== >> <code> >> echo strlen($_POST["comments"])."<br />"; //WORKS >> >> $commments = $_POST["comments"]; // WORKS but not needed; done elsewhere >> too. >> >> // echo strlen($comments); // GETS Notice: Undefined variable: comments >> in C:\xampp\htdocs... and nothing displays. >> >> echo $_POST["comments"]; // WORKS >> //echo $comments; // GETS Notice: Undefined variable: comments in C >> ... and nothing displays. >> >> </code> >> =================== >> >> I'm obviously missing something here since it appears the var is set >> according to the 2 statements that do display what I expected. Can you >> straighten me out? I've had this happen before with other vars and it's >> always confusing. >> >> TIA, >> >> Twayne` >>
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Setting & displaying Variables Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-21 16:20 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-09-21 16:25 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-21 21:29 +0100
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-09-21 16:47 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-22 16:47 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-09-22 17:58 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-09-21 14:29 -0700
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-22 16:54 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-22 17:19 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-09-22 14:39 -0700
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-23 19:54 -0400
Re: Setting & displaying Variables "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-09-21 23:55 +0200
Re: Setting & displaying Variables Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-22 16:57 -0400
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