On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Rick Dwyer <rpdwyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all. > > I perform a SQL query like the following: > > $sql = 'select * from my_table where id="10" > > It returns the the following array for 3 records: > > > Array ( [0] => Array ( [cb] => 2 ) [1] => Array ( [cb] => 6 ) [2] => Array > ( [cb] => 1 ) ) > > The values of CB in the above array are the values of html checkboxes on a > page. > > input type="checkbox" name="cb[ ]" value="1"... > input type="checkbox" name="cb[ ]" value="2"... > input type="checkbox" name="cb[ ]" value="3"... > input type="checkbox" name="cb[ ]" value="4"... etc > > If the above array's cb value matches the value of a checkbox on the page, > I need the default state of the checkbox to be checked.... so I know I'm > going to have some ternary logic in each html checkbox. But I don't know > how to create a custom function from the above array to provide that logic. > I've tried some tutorials, but with no success as the array I am receiving > is not like those in the tutorials. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > > --Rick > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > replace the name part as following input type="checkbox" name="cb[put_the_id_here]" value="1". when dumping into html from array foreach ($sql_result as $value) { if ($value == $selected) { input type checkbox name=cb[$value['id']] value=$value['id'] checked=checked } else { input type checkbox name=cb[$value['id']] value=$value['id'] } } hope this helps
