How to get values of multiple select in contact form magento? - magento

Question

I have a code like this on my form.phtml, its a custom multiple select.
<select name="projecttype[]" multiple="multiple">
<option value="" selected>Select...</option>
<option value="Kitchen remodeling">Kitchen</option>
<option value="Refacing">Reface</option>
<option value="Counter tops">Counters</option>
<option value="Bathroom remodeling">Bathrooms</option>
<option value="Flooring">Floors</option>
<option value="Lighting">Lights</option>
<option value="Other">Others</option>
</select>
Now my problem is, how could I get those values if lets say I select "Floors and Lights" in my contact form. Because in normal select option, I could have a Project Type: {{var data.projecttype}} in custom form Email Template. But this one is a multiple select. This is my first time to encounter a problem like this but I can't find a good source as my guide on internet that something a good guide for this. Hope someone could help and guide me with this.

Answer 1

If you need to get value of multiselect box, you can use jQuery for that. See the below sample code.
<select id="multipleSelect" name="projecttype[]" multiple="multiple">
<option value="" selected>Select...</option>
<option value="Kitchen remodeling">Kitchen</option>
<option value="Refacing">Reface</option>
<option value="Counter tops">Counters</option>
<option value="Bathroom remodeling">Bathrooms</option>
<option value="Flooring">Floors</option>
<option value="Lighting">Lights</option>
<option value="Other">Others</option>
</select>
<div onclick="javascript:getValues();">TEST ME</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getValues(){
var selectedValues = jQuery('#multipleSelect').val();
alert(selectedValues);//alert if you want to
}
</script>
When you click on TEST ME <div>, you can see the values selected.
The above is a demo code. You can change it as per your needs.

Answer 2

Did you tried in this way...
foreach ($_GET['projecttype'] as $selectedOption)
echo $selectedOption."\n";

Answer 3

I came up to my mind to create a new phtml, and i just make my own mail and add this code
<?php
$actual_link = "http://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]";
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$telephone = $_POST['telephone'];
$hear = $_POST['hear'];
$projecttype = implode(', ', $_POST['projecttype']);
$comment = $_POST['comment'];
$to = 'webdev2all#gmail.com';
$subject = 'Contact Form';
$message = 'Name: ' . $name . "\r\n" .
'E-mail: ' . $email . "\r\n" .
'Telephone: ' . $telephone . "\r\n" .
'How did you hear about us: ' . $hear . "\r\n" .
'Project Type: ' . $projecttype . "\r\n\r\n" .
'Comment: ' . $comment;
$headers = 'From: '. $name .' '. $email . "\r\n" .
'Reply-To: webdev2all#gmail.com' . "\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
}
?>
I also change my form action to
action="<?php echo $actual_link; ?>"
now my contact page form is working as I needed...
thanks for the replies...