Taking 2 steps to create an array. Can it be done in one?

[raydot]

Hi All,

I have a set of values on an HTML page.

I’ve been taking the values one at a time from the CGI:

[php]$month3=$_REQUEST[‘month3’];
$day3=$_REQUEST[‘day3’];
$year3=$_REQUEST[‘year3’];[/php]

And then creating an array directly:

[php]
$row = array {
“month3” => $month3,
“day3” => $day3,
“year3” => $year3
};[/php]

Seems there should be a way to combine those two steps? I also need the values (i. e. $month3) for use elsewhere in the program. Can’t figure out how to generate key value pairs, or something…

Thanks!

[OpzMaster]

Hi there,

This should be what you are looking for. It’s quite straightforward:

[php]$row = array(“month3” => $_REQUEST[‘month3’],
“day3” => $_REQUEST[‘day3’],
“year3” => $_REQUEST[‘year3’]);[/php]

Hope this helps.

[raydot]

OK, I get that part of it and thanks, but if I later need to reference those values by name, how do I do it?

[OpzMaster]

Hi again,

If you are going to need to reference them later, you would use the array like you regularly would: $row[‘month3’] and such. If you are wanting to reference the $_REQUEST information later on, as long as the script you have this code in is active, you can use $_REQUEST to reference them. If you want to use the values for other scripts, you would need to store them in a $_SESSION variable and use session_start() on all of your pages using the $_SESSION variables.

Hope this helps.

[raydot]

Opz, you’re awesome. Thanks so much!