try :
if (strlen($products) == 0) {
echo "nothing entered in field";
}
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strlen.php
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Wolski" <aaronjw@martekbiz.com>
To: <php-db@lists.php.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 3:03 PM
Subject: checking for empty array from a form field? grrrrrrrrrrr!
> Argh !!!!!!!!
>
>
> HOW does one check for an array being empty from a form field??????????
>
> Tried a billion different things and NOTHING works!!!!
>
> I've tried:
>
> if ($products == "\n") {
>
> echo "hello";
> }
>
> else {
>
> echo "bye";
>
> }
>
>
> if ($products == "") {
>
> echo "hello";
> }
>
> else {
>
> echo "bye";
>
> }
>
>
>
> if (empty($products)) {
>
> echo "hello";
> }
>
> else {
>
> echo "bye";
>
> }
>
>
> if (!isset($products)) {
>
> echo "hello";
> }
>
> else {
>
> echo "bye";
>
> }
>
>
> if (count($products) == 0) {
>
> echo "hello";
> }
>
> else {
>
> echo "bye";
>
> }
>
>
> NOTHING works!!!
>
> Any help.. puuulease?
>
> Aaron
>
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