One more question... If I then wanted to do this for the other operations
(such as multiplication, division, etc), how would I do that?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John W. Holmes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Stephen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Chris Wesley'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "'PHP List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:01 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] Looping Addition
> > Let me explain this as best I can. The user enters how many numbers he
> > wants
> > to add. This form goes to another page. This page loops a form field
> and
> > it's name is "num" and after num is the number it is currently on.
> Here's
> > the code:
> >
> > <form name="add" method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
> ?>">
> > <tr>
> > <td width="35%">How many numbers to add:</td>
> > <td><input name="vars" type="text" id="vars" value="2" size="10"
> > maxlength="2"></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td colspan="2"><div align="center">
> > <input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" value="Next
> > >">
> > </div></td>
> > </tr>
> > </form>
> > <?php
> > }
> > else
> > {
> > if(!is_numeric($_POST['vars']) || $_POST['vars'] <= "1")
> > {
> > echo "<a href=\"javascript:history.back(-1)\">Go back</a> and enter
> a
> > number or something greater then 1. DO NOT enter a letter or symbol.";
> > }
> > else
> > {
> > ?>
> > <form name="add" action="module.php?id=<?php echo
> $HTTP_GET_VARS['id'];
> > ?>&show=calculate" method="post">
> > <input type="hidden" name="vars" value="<?php echo $_POST['vars'];
> ?>">
> > <?php
> > $current = 1;
> > do
> > {
> > ?>
> > <tr>
> > <td width="35%"><?php echo "Number ".$current.":"; ?></td>
> > <td><input name="num<?php echo $current; ?>" type="text"
> id="vars"
> > value="0" size="25"></td>
> > </tr>
> > <?php
> > $current++;
> > } while($current <= $_POST['vars'])
> > ?>
>
> Change the above to:
>
> <?php
> for($x=0;$x<$_POST['vars'];$x++)
> {
> ?>
> <tr>
> <td width="35%">Number <?php echo $x; ?>:</td>
> <td><input name="num[]" type="text" id="vars" value="0" size="25"></td>
> <?php } ?>
>
> > <tr>
> > <td colspan="2"><div align="center">
> > <input name="add" type="submit" id="add" value="Next >">
> > </div></td>
> > </tr>
> > </form>
> >
> > This is only a snippet, there is more to it but for simplicities
> sake...
> > Then I calculate it. My question is, how would I loop the adding? I
> hope
> > you
> > understand this now...
>
> And to do the addition...
>
> $sum = array_sum($_POST['num']);
>
> ---John Holmes...
>
>
>
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