Inserting Default Array Values back into a form Input Field

[Juniper747]

Basically, if an error comes up (for whatever reason), I want the initially entered values to re-appear, so that the user doesn't have to refill in the fields. This works just fine for my NON-array inputs, but I'm having trouble with making the Array values re-appear. Here's what I have:

In php:

$contacts = "";
$contacts = $_POST['contacts'];

In the html:

<tr>
           <td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
          	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
         	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td> 
          	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
</tr>

Instead of putting the contact names back in the fields, my output result in this:

Array Array Array Array

[oesxyl]

Originally Posted by Juniper747

Basically, if an error comes up (for whatever reason), I want the initially entered values to re-appear, so that the user doesn't have to refill in the fields. This works just fine for my NON-array inputs, but I'm having trouble with making the Array values re-appear. Here's what I have:

In php:

$contacts = "";
$contacts = $_POST['contacts'];

In the html:

<tr>
           <td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
          	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
         	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td> 
          	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]" value="<?php print "$contacts"; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
</tr>

Instead of putting the contact names back in the fields, my output result in this:

Array Array Array Array

remove " before and after $contacts and because is a array try to use indexes, 0-3 to ouput the content.

<tr>
           <td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]"
 value="<?php print $contacts[0]; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
          	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]"
 value="<?php print $contacts[1]; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
         	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]"
 value="<?php print $contacts[2]; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td> 
          	<td><input name="contacts[]" type="text" id="contacts[]"
 value="<?php print $contacts[3]; ?>" size="30" maxlength="50" /></td>
</tr>

best regards

[Juniper747]

Worked perfectly, thanks!

[oesxyl]

Originally Posted by Juniper747

Worked perfectly, thanks!

you are welcome, keep in mind that in php all arrays have an index and using print_r you can see how was builded.

best regards