look well through the code you posted, it had a bug :) But we got your idea - it can be a solution for limiting input. Yet, you need to also know a way to unset unwanted variables. That can only be done by accessing $_GET or $HTTP_GET_VARS (if GET method).
-- Maxim Maletsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Ford, Mike [LSS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote... : > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Stone [mailto:kevin@;helpelf.com] > > Sent: 06 November 2002 18:32 > > > > The method that you have described below is going to produce > > a numerical Key > > which is going to result in several errors. > > Huh? What on earth does this mean? > > > -Kevin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jason Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 10:52 AM > > Subject: [PHP] Code Advice > > > > > > > I (think I) have come up with an interesting little > > solution for pages > > > that have/can potentially have a lot of get vars, and I > > just wanted to > > > throw it by everyone to see if I know what I'm talking about... > > > > > > Instead of having a whole bunch of ... > > > "if (isset($_GET['var'])) > > > $var = $_GET['var']" > > > .. lines on top of each page.. does this code look feasable to you? > > > > > > ----- > > > $get_allow = array('foo', 'bar', 'add', 'takeovertheworld'); > > > > > > while (list($key,$val)=each($get_allow)) > > > { > > > if (isset($_GET[$key])) > > > $$key = $val; > > > } > > Yes, I suppose this is a step up from extract(). Looks fine to me, except that I'd >use > > foreach ($get_allow as $key=>$val) > > rather than the while() -- comes down to personal preference, I suppose. > > 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