Hello,

I have a very simple loop, with a very simple if statement in it. However, my script is returning "text is not text". WTF?

Here is the code, and the sample from the database it is using:

Database:

How are you?|text
Are you well?|dropdown>Yes:No
Rate this survey!|rating>1:10

PHP:

PHP Code:

        //... other stuff //
        $entities=explode("\n",*Database stuff in above box*); //Explodes the database content above by newlines
        $i=0; //counter
        while($e=$entities[$i++]) {
            $parts=explode("|",$e);
                        //Assings names to the variables created with the split above 
            list($question,$type)=$parts;

            echo "<h3>$question</h3>";
            
                        //Annoying part that just returns an oxymoron...
            if ($type=="text") {
                echo "This is text!";
            }
            else {
                echo "$type is not text";
            }
            
            echo "<br /><br />";
        } 


Can somebody please explain why this is happening? I've also used a foreach statement, but that didn't work either.

Thanks!

Try:

PHP Code:

if(trim($type) == 'text') 


I'm guessing the problem is that there is still a return character ( \r ) remaining after you split the string.

Just curious, is there a reason you're not using a proper database?

Wow, thanks Null! You've solved one of my age-old problems!

I'm not using a proper database because the amount of each line would vary far too much to use database integration. Each variable is variable, so to speak.

Originally Posted by Physicsguy

I'm not using a proper database because the amount of each line would vary far too much to use database integration. Each variable is variable, so to speak.

Can't say I understand your meaning, but if you're set on using a flat file you may want to consider a better format for storing the data such as XML or json. You'll be less likely to run into problems like the one above.

That's true, thanks!