Array in value in input type checkbox?

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<form action="next.php" method="post">
<table>
    <tr>
      <td>Paul</td>
      <td>Attuck</td>
      <td>[email protected]</td>
      <td><input type="checkbox" name="list[]" value="[email protected]" /></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>James</td>
      <td>Bond</td>
      <td>[email protected]</td>
      <td><input type="checkbox" name="list[]" value="[email protected]" /></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Name</td>
      <td>Last</td>
      <td>[email protected]</td>
      <td><input type="checkbox" name="list[]" value="[email protected]" /></td>
    </tr>
</table>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
</form>

and if i checked all checkbox and send form to next.php i can:

print_r($_POST['tags']);
// output
Array
(
    [0] => [email protected]
    [1] => [email protected]
    [2] => [email protected]
)

How can i make:

Array
    (
        [0] => array ([0] => Paul
                      [1] => Attuck
                      [2] => [email protected])
        [1] => array ([0] => James
                      [1] => Bond
                      [2] => [email protected])
        [2] => array ([0] => Last
                      [1] => Name
                      [2] => [email protected])
    )

? I try use serialize but this make " - dont can use this in html form.

There is really no way to achieve what you want. You'll have to use some workaround such as those posted by Rickesh and Eugen — Ayush
– Ayush, Commented Jan 24, 2012 at 13:55

Eugen Rieck · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-08 14:56:21Z

5

If you make sure there is one character forbidden in the name fields (I use | here), you can do

<tr>
      <td>Paul</td>
      <td>Attuck</td>
      <td>[email protected]</td>
      <td><input type="checkbox" name="list[]" value="Paul|Attuck|[email protected]" /></td>
</tr>

And will get

print_r($_POST['tags']);
// output
Array
(
    [0] => Paul|Attuck|[email protected]
    [1] => James|Bond|[email protected]
    [2] => Last|Name|[email protected]
)

Which you can transform by

$names=array();
foreach ($_POST['tags']) as $tag)
  $names[]=explode('|',$tag,3);

edited Feb 8, 2015 at 14:56

answered Jan 24, 2012 at 13:53

Eugen Rieck

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Rikesh · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-24 13:52:57Z

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You have to give values like :

value="Paul,Attuck,[email protected]"

And than explode it with , you will get your desire array.

answered Jan 24, 2012 at 13:52

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xpapad · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-24 13:58:33Z

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The normal approach is to submit a value that can be used in subsequent database queries that will return the rest of the data. I suggest you consider that approach first.

If you really want to submit all fields, the simplest way is to separate them with a character that is not used in the fields and then split at the server, as others have commented.

answered Jan 24, 2012 at 13:58

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