Re: combine empty and trim

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On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 16:23 +0100, Stut wrote:
> Ross wrote:
> > I want to trim any whitepace and check if it is empty in the same  line this 
> > is not working.
> > 
> > if (empty(trim($_POST['_createcategory']))) { 
> 
> You can't do this because empty needs the variable - it can't work on 
> teh return value. The closest you can get would be...
> 
> if (isset($_POST['_createcategory']) and
>      strlen(trim($_POST['_createcategory'])) > 0) {
> 
> Not as neat, but it does the job.
> 
> You could also do something like this...
> 
> $_POST['_createcategory'] =
>      isset($_POST['_createcategory']) ?
>          trim($_POST['_createcategory']) : '';
> 
> if (empty($_POST['_createcategory'])) {
> 
> Still not pretty but slightly better in that you can cleanse your data 
> before you hit logic.

<?php

if( !isset( $_POST['_createcategory'] )
    ||
    empty( ($_POST['_createcategory'] =
trim( $_POST['_createcategory'] )) )
{
    // Stuff to do.
}

?>

Cheers,
Rob.
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