How to shorten multiple isset functions in PHP - php

Question

Look at my script:
if((isset($_POST['unma']) && isset($_POST['livi'])) && (isset($_POST['cont']) &&
isset($_POST['phone']))){
if(
(
(
(
(isset($_POST['fnma']) && isset($_POST['lnma']))
&&
(isset($_POST['occ']) && isset($_POST['hom']))
)
&&
(
(isset($_POST['town']) && isset($_POST['dist']))
&&
(isset($_POST['dispmb']) && isset($_POST['fbc']))
)
)
&&
(
(
(isset($_POST['gp']) && isset($_POST['twt']))
&&
(isset($_POST['ins']) && isset($_POST['flc']))
)
&&
(
(isset($_POST['ile']) && isset($_POST['cam']))
&&
(isset($_POST['cam_co']) && isset($_POST['prof_phr']))
)
)
)
&&
isset($_POST['awards'])
){
// Codes here
}
How can I short this isset functions. I found an solution with foreach but they are not checking the post isset, rather they are checking if the posted values are not empty

Answer 1

You can use
if (isset($_POST['a'], $_POST['b'], $_POST['c'], ...))
and so on. If any of the variables is not set then you will get false.

Answer 2

$expectedKeys = ['fnma', 'lnma', ...];
if (!array_diff_key(array_flip($expectedKeys), $_POST)) {
// all keys are set
}

Answer 3

I think something like this would work:
// add all names of the values that needs to be set in the `$_POST` array
$values = array('fnma', 'lnma');
function checkSet($array) {
foreach($array as $value) {
if(!isset($_POST[$value])) return false;
}
return true;
}
if(checkSet($values)) {
// your code
}

Answer 4

put required fields in a array and check for it using loop,it is easy and easy to add required fields.
$req_values = array('fnma','lnma','occ','hom','town','dist','dispmb','fbc','gp','twt','ins','flc','ile','cam','cam_co','prof_phr');
foreach($req_values as $key) {
if (empty($_POST[$key])) {
echo $key .'is required';
exit;
}
}

Answer 5

Knowing that isset can take multiple values, you could do this:
if (isset($_POST['unma'], $_POST['livi'], $_POST['cont'], $_POST['phone'], $_POST['fnma'], $_POST['lnma'], $_POST['occ'], $_POST['hom'], $_POST['town'], $_POST['dist'], $_POST['dispmb'], $_POST['fbc'], $_POST['gp'], $_POST['tat'], $_POST['ins'], $_POST['flc'], $_POST['ile'], $_POST['cam'], $_POST['cam_co'], $_POST['prof_phr'], $_POST['awards'])) {
// Codes here
}
But that seems nightmarish. I would make the $_POST keys an array & then do the following:
// Set an array of post values.
$post_values = array('unma','livi','cont','phone','fnma','lnma','occ','hom','town','dist','dispmb','fbc','gp','tat','ins','flc','ile','cam','cam_co','prof_phr','awards');
// Set '$post_valid' to an array.
$post_valid = array();
// Roll through the post values.
foreach ($post_values AS $post_key => $post_value) {
// If the value is set, set '$post_valid' to TRUE or else set it to FALSE.
// $post_valid = isset($_POST[$post_key]) ? TRUE : FALSE; // Not really needed. Simple `isset` should work.
$post_valid[$post_key] = !empty($_POST[$post_key]);
}
// Now if '$post_valid' values are all true, do something.
$post_valid_values = array_values($post_valid);
if (!empty($post_valid_values) && (count($post_valid_values) == count($post_values))){
// Codes here
}