implode() eg.
<?php
$names=array("Apple","Microsoft","Google","Facebook");
$longString=implode(",", $names);
echo "<br />".$longString; //$longString=Apple,Microsoft,Google,Facebook
?>
regards
Sachin Raut
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 5:11 PM, John Taylor-Johnston <
jt.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I just dont know how to express $_POST[DPRtype] to be able to build the
>>> $SQL to express the separate possibilities.
>>>
>>> $sql = "UPDATE `taylorjo`.`CRTP_CGA`
>>> SET
>>> `DPRtype` = '$_POST[DPRtype]'
>>> ";
>>> PHP created rtrim, but did not make something like this? Ouf, I feel
>>> like I just smashed a fly with a nuke.
>>>
>>> function express_value_select($tofilter) {
>>> $start = 0;
>>> $ToFilterSQL ="";
>>> foreach($tofilter as $row){
>>> $ToFilterSQL .= $row. ",";
>>> $start++;
>>> }
>>> if ($start > 0)
>>> $ToFilterSQL = rtrim($ToFilterSQL, ",");
>>>
>>> #echo $ToFilterSQL;
>>> return $ToFilterSQL;
>>> }
>>>
>> as David Robley wrote, implode does it. It creates a string from an array
>> using one parameter as a „glue“ character
>>
>> in any case, you would not need $start in your function. better use
>> is_array before using your function.
>>
>> for information on implode see http://us1.php.net/function.implode
>>
>> function express_value_select($tofilter) {
>> $ToFilterSQL=implode(“,“,$tofilter);
>> return $ToFilterSQL;
>> }
>>
>> Chris
>>
> Thanks. I have received no other posts. I will look this over.
> :) John
>
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