//redundancy and reduce the number of if empty/else statements here. if a radio/checkbox
//is empty, then that radio/checkbox's variable will contain an empty string.
$wiseIntakeDemoGender = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoGender');
$wiseIntakeDemoDateOfBirth = $_POST['wiseIntakeDemoDateOfBirth'];
//string
$wiseIntakeDemoPrimaryPhoneNumber = $_POST['wiseIntakeDemoPrimaryPhoneNumber'];
//string
$wiseIntakeDemoPreferredEmail = $_POST['wiseIntakeDemoPreferredEmail'];
//string
$wiseIntakeDemoRace = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoRace');
$wiseIntakeDemoDisability = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoDisability');
$wiseIntakeDemoPellGrant = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoPellGrant');
$wiseIntakeDemoTAA = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoTAA');
$wiseIntakeDemoEligibleVeteran = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoEligibleVeteran');
$wiseIntakeDemoSpouseOfEligibleVeteran = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeDemoSpouseOfEligibleVeteran');
$wiseIntakeEmploymentStatus = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeEmploymentStatus');
$wiseIntakeEmployerName = $_POST['wiseIntakeEmployerName'];
//optional string
$wiseIntakeEmploymentStartDate = $_POST['wiseIntakeEmploymentStartDate'];
//optional string
$wiseIntakeEmploymentHoursPerWeek = $_POST['wiseIntakeEmploymentHoursPerWeek'];
//optional string
$wiseIntakeEmploymentCurrentSalary = $_POST['wiseIntakeEmploymentCurrentSalary'];
//optional string
//as a checkbox, this element's variable will be assigned and checked for emptiness without a function.
if (!empty($_POST['verifyQuestionnaire'])) {
$verifyQuestionnaire = $_POST['verifyQuestionnaire'];
} else {
$errorArray['verifyQuestionnaire'] = '<span class="form-error">You must verify the information to continue!</span>';
$verifyQuestionnaire = array();
}
//data is assumed valid unless an error is present in the $errorArray
$errorArray = array();
//assign data to variables. note that if session variables were assigned before for form stickyness,
//these POST results will be printed in the form instead of the session variables.
$wiseIntakeLName = $_POST['wiseIntakeLName'];
$wiseIntakeStudentID = $_POST['wiseIntakeStudentID'];
$wiseIntakeFName = $_POST['wiseIntakeFName'];
$wiseIntakeCourse = $_POST['wiseIntakeCourse'];
$wiseIntakeMInitial = $_POST['wiseIntakeMInitial'];
//optional
//radio and checkboxes are retrieved with a check function; simply used to reduce code
//redundancy and reduce the number of if empty/else statements here. if a radio/checkbox
//is empty, then that radio/checkbox's variable will contain an empty string.
$wiseIntakeEduBackground = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeEduBackground');
$wiseIntakeEduGoal = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeEduGoal');
$wiseIntakeEduCurrentStatus = wise_check_radio_data('wiseIntakeEduCurrentStatus');
//since the intended programs item is the only checkbox item in this entire form,
//no function was created for its validation.
//if no intended program was chosen, send an error message and set the variable to an empty array.
//otherwise, assign the array to a variable.
if (empty($_POST['wiseIntakeIntendedPrograms'])) {
$errorArray['wiseIntakeIntendedPrograms'] = '<span class="form-error">You must choose at least one Intended Program!</span>';
$wiseIntakeIntendedPrograms = array();
} else {
$wiseIntakeIntendedPrograms = $_POST['wiseIntakeIntendedPrograms'];
//check if the "undecided/other" box was checked
foreach ($wiseIntakeIntendedPrograms as $checkProgramForOther) {
//if "undecided/other" was checked, get the value that the user assigned.
if (array_search($checkProgramForOther, $intendedProgramsCheckboxes) == $intendedProgramsOtherOptionNumber) {
$wiseIntakeIntendedProgramOther = $_POST['wiseIntakeIntendedProgramOther'];
$isOtherProgramGiven = true;
