CODEWITHSUNDEEP
php
user11247237
user11247237

Reputation: 178

Is it possible to define GET and POST like this?

I want to change the request method according to variable, like in the example:

$input = "GET me out of here!";
$method = strtoupper($input != "It should be POST" ? "get" : "post");
$exists = isset($_${$method}["some-variable"]) && $_${$method}["some-variable"] == "I can be both get and post!";

Is it possible / valid?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 36

Answers (1)

dave
dave

Reputation: 64657

You can do $method = '_POST'; and then do $$method to access $_POST:

http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/code/45381e507fe957cabb751e4bd62a71418a7bb45f

$input = "GET me out of here!";
$_GET = ["some-variable" => "I can be both get and post!"];
$method = strtoupper($input != "It should be POST" ? "_GET" : "_POST");
$exists = isset($$method["some-variable"]) && $$method["some-variable"] == "I can be both get and post!";
echo $exists ? "exists" : "nope";  // exists

That being said, you could also just use $_REQUEST with the caveat that it also includes $_COOKIE

Upvotes: 1

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