November 13, 2009

Convert GET and POST to objects

Here's a quick way to convert GET and POST arrays to objects with PHP:

$get = (object)$_GET;
echo $get->sample;

$post = (object)$_POST;
echo $post->sample;

In this case the "sample" property would be an array key.

Setting the label “for” attribute with JavaScript

Sometimes JavaScript offers unique names for element attributes, for example, CSS properties with words that are normally separated with dashes are camel case in JavaScript.

The label element's "for" attribute is no exception, in fact it's probably the most unique one I've stumbled across, which is why I thought it was important to share. When you set the label "for" attribute with JavaScript you have to set it as "htmlFor" and of course give it the same value as the input element's id that you are tying it to.

November 5, 2009

Twitter’s API whitelist

One of our product's BlogToTweet.com has been approved for the Twitter API whitelist, meaning any rate limits no longer apply to authenticated requests made through BlogToTweet.

This was never an issue, but our user base is quickly growing, so we were proactive in achieving whitelist status to prevent any problems from creeping up for our users.

If you use the Twitter API and are wondering how to get approved for the Twitter API whitelist, visit http://twitter.com/help/request_whitelisting

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