How to fetch dynamically generated input field's value in php?

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I'm working on a form where I have 2 fields which can be added N number of times. I have 2 fields called "fieldA" and "fieldB" and a button called "addrow" . So as many times I click on addrow I add fieldA and fieldB beneath previous fieldA and fieldB. So I can have unlimited fieldAs and unlimited fieldBs. I use jquery to add rows and append new fields with number behind each field's name attr to make it unique. So first set of fields will be named as fieldA1, fieldB1 and second set will be named as fieldA2 , fieldB2 and so on.

This is how my part of my form looks

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And here's my jquery

$(document).ready(function(){
 var $i = 1;
    $('body').on('click','#addrow',function(){
    $('#fieldset').append(
    "Your Friends Name: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldA"+$i+"' /><br /><br />Your Friends Email: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldB"+$i+"' /><br /><br />"
    );
    $i++;
    });
});

Now since these fields are generated automatically using jquery I'm not sure how to fetch field's value in php.

also after fetching field's values I would also like to create an array.

This is how I expect to save values of all my fields in php array.

$fieldset = array( 
array("fieldA" => "value of fieldA1","fieldB" => "value of fieldB1"),
array("fieldA" => "value of fieldA2","fieldB" => "value of fieldB2"),
array("fieldA" => "value of fieldA3","fieldB" => "value of fieldB3"),
...
);

Kuldeep Daftary · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-22 13:43:14Z

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You inputs must be array [], otherwise you will not be able to receive them as array fieldA[]

Your jQuery should be like this:

$(document).ready(function(){
 var $i = 1;
    $('body').on('click','#addrow',function(){
    $('#fieldset').append(
    "Your Friends Name: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldA["+$i+"]' /><br /><br />Your Friends Email: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldB["+$i+"]' /><br /><br />"
    );
    $i++;
    });
});

HTML

Your Friends Name: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldA[0]'  class='name'/><br /><br />
Your Friends Email: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldB[0]' class='email'/><br /><br />

and in your PHP you will receive them as

[fieldA] => Array (
                [0] => 
                [1] => 
                [2] => 
            )
[fieldB] => Array ( 
                [0] => 
                [1] => 
                [2] =>
            )

you can convert them as you want

$newArray = array();

for($i=0; $i<count($_POST['fieldA']); $i++){
    $newArray[$i]['fieldA'] = $_POST['fieldA'][$i];
    $newArray[$i]['fieldB'] = $_POST['fieldB'][$i];
}

edited Aug 22, 2012 at 13:43

Kuldeep Daftary

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answered Aug 22, 2012 at 10:19

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Kuldeep Daftary Over a year ago

hi @Mihai . Alright I'm updating my js as you said. But in the meantime how should I fetch my fields in php? I mean using what code? $fieldA[] = $_REQUEST['fieldA[]'];

Mihai Iorga Over a year ago

like I told you, last for I made will get you exactly the result you wanted. The field come as $_POST['fieldA'][0], $_POST['fieldA'][1] etc ..

Kuldeep Daftary Over a year ago

And BTW I updated your

$('#fieldset').append(     "Your Friends Name: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldA["+$i+"]' /><br /><br />Your Friends Email: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldB["+$i+"]' /><br /><br />"     );

Kuldeep Daftary Over a year ago

Also I renamed my main html input tag's Name attr to.

Your Friends Name: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldA[0]' /><br /><br />Your Friends Email: <br /><input type='text' name='fieldB[0]' />

Kuldeep Daftary Over a year ago

So Shall I edit & update your answer ? For others who reach this question.. Thanks :)

Zathrus Writer · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-22 10:15:28Z

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if you're using POST to submit those fields in your form, you can do:

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
    $fieldset[$key] => $value;
}

answered Aug 22, 2012 at 10:15

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