php data checking and clarification

Question

if( isset( $_POST['aquafina'] ) && $_POST['aquafina'] != '' ) 
{
    $message .= "AquafinA: ".( $_POST['aquafina'] ). "\n";
}

Noob, questions and clarifications:

This means != (not equal to empty), right?

And

if( isset( $_POST['numSelections'] ) && $_POST['numSelections'] > 0 &&

$_POST['numSelections'] < 40 )

This means less than 40 for numSelections, right?

Just need some clarification, thank you for not flaming.

Answer 1

!= ''

This is not equal to the empty string, yes. I recommend looking at the type comparison table.

And the second one will mean if numSelections is

• a set variable and
• larger than 0 and
• smaller than 40

Answer 2

$_POST['aquafina'] != '' means not equal to empty string.

and yes, less than 40, if $_POST['numSelections'] is numeric.