On 01/20/2011 04:28 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote:
> Hello again!
>
> I'm trying to find a good way to convert array key/value's to
> variable name values... but with the caveat of the name being
> slightly different than the original key
> (to fit my naming conventions).
>
> first, I (tediously) did this:
>
> -------
> if (isset($_GET['f_action'])) {
> $t_action = $_GET['f_action'];
> }
>
> if (isset($_POST['f_action'])) {
> $t_action = $_POST['f_action'];
> }
>
> if (isset($_GET['f_ap'])) {
> $t_ap = $_GET['f_ap'];
> }
>
> if (isset($_POST['f_ap'])) {
> $t_ap = $_POST['f_ap'];
> }
> -------
>
> Instead, I wanted to find *all* incoming "f_" keys in the POST/GET
> array, and convert them to a variable name consisting of "t_" in one
> statement.
>
> I then did this test and it appears to work (sorry for email line breaks):
>
> ---------
> $a_formvars = array('f_1' => '1','f_2' => '2','f_3' => '3','f_4' =>
> '4','f_5' => '5','f_6' => '6',);
>
> $t_string = "";
> foreach ($a_formvars as $key => $value) {
> if (substr($key,0,2) == 'f_') {
> $t_string = $t_string . "t_" . substr($key,2) . "=$value&";
> parse_str($t_string);
> }
> }
> ---------
>
> I figure I can adapt the above by doing something like:
>
> $a_formvars = array_merge($_POST,$_GET);
>
> However, I thought I'd check with you all to see if there is something
> I'm missing. I don't speak PHP that well and there may be an easier way.
>
> Thanks,
> Donovan
>
>
I'm sure you have a good reason for doing this? It is needlessly adding
complexity, but here is a one liner (not tested):
extract(array_combine(str_replace('f_', 't_', array_keys($_POST)),
array_values($_POST)));
--
Thanks!
-Shawn
http://www.spidean.com
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