Thank you Mike for your recommendations as well. I've certainly learned a few tricks from this thread. Thanks to all those concerned!
-m > -----Original Message----- > From: Ford, Mike [LSS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:41 AM > To: 'motorpsychkill'; Php General List > Subject: RE: [PHP] passing arrays? > > > On 12 December 2003 06:07, motorpsychkill wrote: > > > Thanks Tom, that worked! I knew that $$level had something > > to do with it, > > just wasn't sure what exactly. Thanks again. > > > > -m > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:34 PM > > To: motorpsychkill > > Subject: Re: [PHP] passing arrays? > > > > Always use isset() to check if something exists before trying > > to use it if > > originates externally to the running script. > > > > you probabley need something like this > > > > $level_0 = array('NONE'); > > $level_1 = array("PN", "GALUP", "VP", "PUBUP", "STATS", "MCI", > > "CONLIST","CP", "OAFS", "LO"); > > $level_2 = array("PN", "GALUP", "VP", "PUBUP", "MCI", "CONLIST", > > "CP", "OAFS", "LO"); > > > > if(isset($_SESSION['user']['level'])){ > > $level = 'level_'.$_SESSION['user']['level']; }else{ > > $level = 'level_0'; //catchall value > > } > > foreach($$level as $value){ > > echo $value.'<br>'; > > } > > > Actually, I'd like to suggest that a variable variable is the > wrong tool for > this, and an array should be used instead -- something like: > > $level = array(1 => array("PN", "GALUP", "VP", "PUBUP", > "STATS", "MCI", "CONLIST","CP", > "OAFS", "LO"), > 2 => array("PN", "GALUP", "VP", "PUBUP", > "MCI", "CONLIST", "CP", "OAFS", > "LO") > ); > > if (isset($_SESSION['user']['level']) > && isset($level[$_SESSION['user']['level']])): > foreach ($level[$_SESSION['user']['level']] as $value): > echo $value.'<br>'; > endforeach; > else: > // invalid level > endif; > > Cheers! > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, > Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, > JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, > Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
