Question

ive got number of textboxes that will be filled in with name from database.

i create 5 textinputs, using for.. loop

for($i=1; $i<=5; $i++) {
  echo '<input type="text" value="">';
} 

my question is how do i enter the names to the each textboxes dynamically.

i tried:

$q = $db->query("SELECT * FROM att WHERE id_bs_res='$id_bs_res'");  

for($i=1; $i<=5; $i++) {
    while($r = $q->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo '<input type="text" value="'.$r['att_name'].'">';
    }
} 

if there are 3 names in database, it will only show 3 instead of 5 textboxes?
i want it shows all the textboxes even if the rest of textboxes will be blank.

sample textboxes
1. names
2. names
3. names
4. ------
5. ------

Answer 1

remove the inner while loop.

$q = $db->query("SELECT * FROM att WHERE id_bs_res='$id_bs_res'");  

for($i=1; $i<=5; $i++) {
    $r = $q->fetch_assoc();
    echo '<input type="text" value="'.isset($r['att_name'])?$r['att_name']:''.'">';
}

of course, better check count of the returned rows, and do not call fetch_assoc() after you’ve displayed the 3 rows, just output the next 2