Resolved PHP if syntax

[gatsman]

Hello, i could use some help.

I have a field in the database that takes the users id as values,
like this: 61, 65, 87, e.t.c.

Is there an if statement that can check if users id (i can get the users id) is included in one of those numbers.


Thanks John

[MattF]

Are you extracting the id's from the DB and creating an array of id's, a string of comma delimited id's straight from the DB field or...?

[gatsman]

Thanks for the fast reply

I am new with PHP.
I don t know if i read the field in the right way but i hope that you may get your answer from the following

if ($userid == ($votesdb->useridfield)) {
do something}

if the fields data are 61, 65, 87
$userid value will have to be exactly 61, 65, 87 in order for this to be true
but the $userid will be 61 or 87 or e.t.c.

I hope i said it right.
Thanks again for reading this.

[tomws]

You still didn't answer Matt's question. Is $votesdb->useridfield an array, a string, or something else?

[gatsman]

I think it's a string of comma separated id's.

[masterofollies]

You'd need to use in_array.

PHP Code:

$checkid  = $userrow['id'];
 $unique = explode( ',', $checkid );

if (in_array("$id", $unique)) {
    echo "This ID matches.";
} 


[Inigoesdr]

Originally Posted by masterofollies

You'd need to use in_array.

PHP Code:

$checkid  = $userrow['id'];
 $unique = explode( ',', $checkid );

if (in_array("$id", $unique)) {
    echo "This ID matches.";
} 


If you're going to give an example, at least either use the asker's original code or state that the example is an unrelated example.

For example:

PHP Code:

$ids = explode(',', $votesdb->useridfield);
if(in_array($userid, $ids))
{
    // do something
} 


[MattF]

$idfield = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $votesdb->useridfield));

if (in_array($userid, $idfield))
{
        [do something here]
}

[gatsman]

Thank you all for your effort.

Originally Posted by Inigoesdr

If you're going to give an example, at least either use the asker's original code or state that the example is an unrelated example

Thank you!!! i am new at this and your example made it clear.

[masterofollies]

Originally Posted by Inigoesdr

If you're going to give an example, at least either use the asker's original code or state that the example is an unrelated example.

For example:

PHP Code:

$ids = explode(',', $votesdb->useridfield);
if(in_array($userid, $ids))
{
    // do something
} 


That coding isn't something I am familar with. I posted the correct code, just needed to be customized. No reason to make me look dumb in front of everyone when I supplied the correct code.

[MattF]

Originally Posted by masterofollies

No reason to make me look dumb in front of everyone when I supplied the correct code.

That wasn't his? intention, I believe. It's simply a fact that if someone posts on here, their level of proficiency at coding could be anywhere from practically zero to master of. If someone is in the early stages of programming skills, presenting an indirect example may be taken as being literal code to use, hence could end up confusing the O.P tenfold, hence the suggestion to present usable code that can be dropped in or to mention the fact that it is unusable, (directly, as is), example code.