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Re: initial value [message #171198 is a reply to message #171180]

Wed, 29 December 2010 11:48

Norman Peelman
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Registered: September 2010

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Norman Peelman wrote:
> Denis McMahon wrote:
>> On 28/12/10 17:15, richard wrote:
>>> On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:44:48 +0100, Luuk wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 28-12-10 17:30, richard wrote:
>>>> > $year=
>>>> > echo $year
>>>> >
>>>> > Works just fine except for one thing.
>>>> > When the page is initially loaded, there is nothing in the space.
>>>> > I want to show a year in the space as the default.
>>>> > So that $year should have a value other than null.
>>>> > How is that done?
>>>> if (isset($_GET(yearID)) {
>>>> $year=$_GET(yearID)
>>>> } else {
>>>> $year=2010
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> http://php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php
>>> Thanks for the offer. Just one problem, I get this error message.
>>> Fatal Error, Can't use function return value in write context.
>>
>> // default value
>> $year = "2020";
>> // over-ride with content of get if defined
>> if (isset($_GET["yearID"])) $year=$_GET["yearID"];
>>
>> Rgds
>>
>> Denis McMahon
>
> $year = isset($_GET['yearID']) ? $_GET['yearID'] : date('Y');
>

I should add that you should ensure that $_GET['yearID'] (or $year at
this point) actually contains what you think it should by use of a
sanitizing function as well.

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		initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 16:30
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 16:44
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:08
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:15
		Re: initial value By: Denis McMahon on Tue, 28 December 2010 20:01
		Re: initial value By: Norman Peelman on Wed, 29 December 2010 00:20
		Re: initial value By: Norman Peelman on Wed, 29 December 2010 11:48
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 16:47
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:16
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:25
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:02
		Re: initial value By: Sherm Pendley on Tue, 28 December 2010 20:57
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 22:32
		Re: initial value By: Evan Platt on Wed, 29 December 2010 04:39
		Re: initial value By: Leonardo Azpurua on Thu, 30 December 2010 03:05
		Re: initial value By: Helmut Chang on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:20
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:37
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:04
		Re: initial value By: Kim Andr Aker on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:13
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:22
		Re: initial value By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:59
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:24
		Re: initial value By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:55
		Re: initial value By: Kim Andr Aker on Wed, 29 December 2010 07:15
		Re: initial value By: Evan Platt on Wed, 29 December 2010 16:57
		Re: initial value By: Kim Andr Aker on Thu, 30 December 2010 01:30
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:06
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 22:34
		Re: initial value By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 29 December 2010 00:04
		Re: initial value By: Tim Streater on Wed, 29 December 2010 22:41
		Re: initial value By: Chuck Anderson on Tue, 28 December 2010 20:41

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