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Sep 21st, 2009

Getting Explode Array into cart

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Hi , I am using an explode function to split some comma separated colors into a drop down list.

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<?php
 
// Split the string up into an array of values
$dropdown_data = explode(",", $row_rsApparel['Item_Colors']);
 
 
// Output a dropdown
echo '<select name="color" id = "color">';
foreach($dropdown_data as $key => $value) {
  echo '<option value="'.$key.'">'.$value.'</option>';
}
echo '</select>';
?>
<?php

// Split the string up into an array of values
$dropdown_data = explode(",", $row_rsApparel['Item_Colors']);


// Output a dropdown
echo '<select name="color" id = "color">';
foreach($dropdown_data as $key => $value) {
  echo '<option value="'.$key.'">'.$value.'</option>';
}
echo '</select>';
?>

The drop down works perfectly but I can't seem to get that info into the cart. If I use a standard drop down list in dreamweaver, no problem binding that to the cart. Just not sure how to bind the selection from a php generated list into the cart?

any help would surely be appreciated.

thanks nigel

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Re: Getting Explode Array into cart

You use the $_POST array variable in your form handling routine to get the select value, namely $_POST['color'] in your case. Once you get this, simply use it in your update/insert SQL query.

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Re: Getting Explode Array into cart

Thanks so much ardav, I'm close, I am getting info into the cart from that drop down, but it is putting the number of the array into the cart instead of the color name (red,blue,etc.)

I'ver tried this but no luck:

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"".((isset($_POST["Color2.$value"]))?$_POST["Color2.value"]:"")  ."";
"".((isset($_POST["Color2.$value"]))?$_POST["Color2.value"]:"")  ."";

I'm not sure how to get the actual color value in syntax wise. Kind of new to php.

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This is because your the $_POST['color'] is picking up the array 'key' value and not the value displayed in the dropdown. Do this:

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echo '<select name="color" id = "color">';
foreach($dropdown_data as $value) {
  echo '<option value="'.$value.'">'.$value.'</option>';
}
echo '</select>';
echo '<select name="color" id = "color">';
foreach($dropdown_data as $value) {
  echo '<option value="'.$value.'">'.$value.'</option>';
}
echo '</select>';

I think that should work.

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Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by ardav ...

This is because your the $_POST['color'] is picking up the array 'key' value and not the value displayed in the dropdown. Do this:
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echo '<select name="color" id = "color">';
foreach($dropdown_data as $value) {
  echo '<option value="'.$value.'">'.$value.'</option>';
}
echo '</select>';
echo '<select name="color" id = "color">'; foreach($dropdown_data as $value) { echo '<option value="'.$value.'">'.$value.'</option>'; } echo '</select>';
I think that should work.

Thanks so much ardav, I understand now. Appreciate your quick reply.

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