From: Philipp Meier <meier@...>
Date: 2002-09-18T18:40:30+09:00
Subject: Re: CGI Parameter Conversion


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On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 02:44:08AM +0900, Vera, Michael wrote:

> i =3D p['count'].to_s.to_i
>                ^^^^^^^^^ (yuck)
> As you can see, I was able to turn this thing into an integer finally, but
> it leaves me with two questions:
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> 0) Is there a prettier way to do what I am trying to do above?

i =3D p['count'].first.to_i
i =3D p['count'][0].to_i
i =3D p['count'].join().to_i

> 1) Why is it an Array, when I thought it would be a key -> value, where
> value is a string

CGI supports parameter-value pairs where the parameter is not unique.
That means you can give multiple values for one parameter.

> P.S. What the heck,
> 2)	What would be the situation where you would want it to be an Array?

Checkboxes or multiple selections in a list.

-billy.

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