Title: Correct syntax for pullingcheck box data?
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Correct syntax for pullingcheck box data?

 *  Resolved [milogcsetc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milogcsetc/)
 * (@milogcsetc)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/)
 * I’ve built a form that allows a user to customize a unit with options that are
   offered in radio buttons and checkboxes. I’m trying to build a custom-template
   PDF invoice that checks to see if a given option is selected in its entry, then
   outputs a table row of condensed information about each option if it was selected.
 * So far, the form is doing great with radio buttons but I can’t get any selected
   checkboxes to print. Here’s my template php, this one is for a single checkbox
   in Field 109:
 * `<?php if (substr($form_data['field'][109],0,7) == 'APX-AMC') { ?> <tr><td>1</
   td><td>APX-AMC</td><td>APX Master Clock</td><td>$1750</td><td>$1750</td></tr>
   <?php }; ?>`
 * In the wp_rg_lead_detail table for my test entry I see that the field_number 
   is 109.1, but adding that to the above doesn’t work. What am I doing wrong? I
   have some fields with multiple checkboxes, so if you could show me that template
   too, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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 *  Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/)
 * (@blue-liquid-designs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352384)
 * Hi,
 * Checkbox fields are stored in an array in PHP. To check if a value was checked
   like you want you should loop through the array:
 *     ```
       foreach ( $form_data['field'][109] as $item ) {
         if ( substr( $item, 0, 7) == 'APX-AMC' ) {
            //do stuff here
         }
       }
       ```
   
 * If you know the exact name of the checkbox item you can just do an `in_array()`
   check and forgo the `foreach` loop.
 *     ```
       if ( in_array( 'APX-AMX-BLAH-BLAH', $form_data['field'][109] ) ) {
          //do stuff here
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [milogcsetc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milogcsetc/)
 * (@milogcsetc)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352388)
 * Thanks! Unfortunately, neither method worked for me. I might be mangling code
   somewhere:
 *     ```
       <?php if ( in_array( 'APX-AMC: Advanced', $form_data['field'][109] ) ) { ?><tr><td>1</td><td>APX-AMC</td><td>Advanced</td><td>$100</td><td>$100</td></tr><?php }; ?>
       ```
   
 * Although I may not be getting the value correct — I don’t see how as I’m copying
   it directly from the field in wp_rg_lead_detail — when I make it a negative statement
   then the html appears:
 *     ```
       <?php if ( ! in_array( 'APX-AMC: Advanced', $form_data['field'][109] ) ) { ?><tr><td>1</td><td>APX-AMC</td><td>Advanced</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td></tr><?php }; ?>
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/)
 * (@blue-liquid-designs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352389)
 * You can review the `$form_data` array by adding `&data=1` to the URL when viewing
   the PDF by your admin area. You’ll be able to find exactly what information is
   available in the array and its format.
 *  Thread Starter [milogcsetc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milogcsetc/)
 * (@milogcsetc)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352390)
 * I ran &data=1, and the only mention of this field was just `[109] =>`
 * Only two of my checkbox field options have text after the “=>”
 *  Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/)
 * (@blue-liquid-designs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352391)
 * That suggests that entry doesn’t have anything selected for field 109. Double
   check you’ve selected something for that field in the entry you are testing and
   try again.
 *  Thread Starter [milogcsetc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milogcsetc/)
 * (@milogcsetc)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352397)
 * AMC is visible when I look at my test invoice’s PDF in the default view, and 
   the wp_rg_lead_detail record for the entry lists the option as “109.1” and “APX-
   AMC: Advanced|100”
 * Should the price be included in `in_array( '',` ? Am I looking in the wrong place
   for the correct field names and values?
 *  Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/)
 * (@blue-liquid-designs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352401)
 * Ah, it’s a product field. They are located in the `$form_data['products']` array
   key.
 *  Thread Starter [milogcsetc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milogcsetc/)
 * (@milogcsetc)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352404)
 * Oh, that makes sense! I couldn’t find much about the products key — should there
   more to it than replacing field with products in the coding above? Because I 
   couldn’t get any of them to print. Sorry for being such a pain.
 * `<?php if ( in_array( 'APX-AMC: Advanced', $form_data['products'][109] ) ) { ?
   ><tr><td>1</td><td>APX-AMC</td><td>Advanced</td><td>$100</td><td>$100</td></tr
   ><?php }; ?>`
 *  Thread Starter [milogcsetc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milogcsetc/)
 * (@milogcsetc)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352486)
 * Figured it out! In case anyone ever has this problem too, this is how I did it:
 *     ```
       <table><tbody>
       <?php foreach ($form_data['products'] as $product) { ?>
       <?php foreach ($product['options'] as $option) { ?>
       	<!-- add your checkbox rows -->
       	<?php if (($option['field_label'] == 'name of your pricing checkbox field here') && (substr($option['option_name'], 0, 15) == 'the first 15 digits of the label of your first checkbox in this field')) { ?>
       		<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr>
       	<?php } ?>
       	<?php if (($option['field_label'] == 'name of your pricing checkbox field here') && (substr($option['option_name'], 0, 15) == 'the first 15 digits of the label of your second checkbox in this field')) { ?>
       		<tr><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6, etc.</td></tr>
       	<?php } ?>
       <?php } ?>
       <?php } ?>
       	<!-- while we're here, this is how I added pricing radio buttons -->
       <?php if (substr($form_data['field'][47], 0, 7) == 'first seven digits of the first button value in field 47') { ?>
       	<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td> 3</td></tr><?php } ; ?>
       <?php if (substr($form_data['field'][47], 0, 7) == 'first seven digits of the first button value in field 47') { ?>
       	<tr><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>3</td></tr>
       <?php } ; ?>
       <tbody></table>
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/)
 * (@blue-liquid-designs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-pullingcheck-box-data/#post-7352499)
 * Glad to hear you worked it out!

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