Note: empty() only checks variables as anything else will result in a parse error. In other words, the following will not work: empty(trim($name)). http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.empty.php On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 13:20 -0400, Dan Shirah wrote: > I am having some issues with empty(). > > On my page I have a text area: > > <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" > width="680"> > <tr> > <td width="600" align="center"><span class="inputlbl">Comments: > <textarea name="comments" tabindex="39" rows="3" cols="45" > wrap="soft"></textarea> > </span> </td> > </tr> > </table> > > I then submit my page and on the following page I put the posted value into > two variables. > > $comments = strtoupper($_POST['comments']); > $check_comments = $_POST['comments']; > > I made two variables for the same posted value because I believe empty() > does not work with strtoupper in front of the value. It only works with a > standalone variable, correct? > > So, once I have assigned my comments to a variable I am doing: > > if(!empty($check_comments)) { > echo "Do Something"; > } > > However, if the comments textarea is left blank I just get a generic error > "Changed database context to database" > > I've tried the below and get the same result: > if($check_comments != "") { > echo "Do Something"; > } > > When comments is left blank and I echo out the value for $check_comments it > returns nothing at all which is why I think empty() or "" should work, but > they don't. > > Ideas? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
