[FX.php List] Creating Reusable Code

Sat Sep 9 18:02:22 MDT 2006

Dan,

Thanks for the tip.

I switched over to creating arrays to hold the 10 values in 2 categories.

And while I was able to use your suggested script to echo out the 
values in the first array, my success quickly went down the tubes 
when trying to repeat that process for the other three arrays, while 
attempting insert the values into a single line.

I know this is wrong, but this is my last attempt before I ran out of patience:

<tr>
<? foreach {
($fieldnames as $fieldname);
($fieldwidths as $fieldwidth);
echo '<td><input name="'.$fieldname.'" size="'.$fieldwidth.'"  >';
}
echo '></td>';
?>
</tr>

In short, I'm looking to extract the first value from each array for 
the first line, the second value from each array for the second 
line...for 10 lines.

How does one extract one value from multiple arrays and then compile 
a single line of html based on those value?

This is what I get for trying to be efficient. ;-)

J

>jonathan,
>
>unless your field names are purposefully named with number endings, 
>why don't you simplify it and remove the need for $counter and while 
>loop. it looks like you are trying to create variable names on the 
>fly by appending a number... if you really want to do it this way 
>you need to use 'varaible variables' but they are pretty weird so 
>it's best to keep it simple. try double dollar sign $$term instead 
>of \$term. but, really you should read up on variable variables to 
>get it right.
>
>if you want to make it simple, change the approach and make a field 
>name array:
>just put the field names you want in an array at the top of the page 
>and iterate over the array to get your field names out into the 
>table. same thing with any fieldwidths or field values you want. 
>just make sure the arrays are all the same size.
>
>so instead of:
>
>><? $term1 = "fieldnamesoand so"; ?> ... etc...
>
>use:
><?php
>$fields_array = array('list', 'of', 'field', 'names','here');
>foreach ($fields_array as $fieldname) {
>	echo '<td><input name="'.$fieldname.'"></td>';
>{
>?>
>
>HTH,
>dan
>
>On Sep 9, 2006, at 6:06 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>>Andy,
>>
>>Thanks for the help.
>>
>>I understand the approach now, but can't get the code to work.  I 
>>reworked it a couple dozen times and still am getting the literal 
>>value of "$term1" instead of the value of the variable, previously 
>>defined on the page.
>>
>>From the resulting html source code:
>><tr>
>><td><input name="$term1"></td><td><input name="$term2"></td>
>>
>>
>>Here's my current php code:
>><? $term1 = "fieldnamesoand so"; ?>
>><snip>
>><snip>
>><tr>
>><?php
>>$total = 11;
>>$counter = 1;
>>while ($counter <= $total) {
>>	$beginning="\$term";
>>	$termcurrent = $beginning.$counter;
>>	echo '<td><input name="'.$termcurrent.'"></td>';
>>	$counter ++; }
>>echo "</tr>";
>>?>
>>
>>
>>
>>Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>>>Jonathon,
>>>
>>>Try the following.
>>>
>>><?php
>>>echo '<tr  class="ver10" valign="top">';
>>>$total = 10;
>>>$counter = 1;
>>>while ($counter <= $total) {
>>>	echo '<td><input name="'.$term.$ counter.'" type="text"
>>>id="'.$term.$ counter.'" size="'.$termwidth.$ counter.'"></td>';
>>>	$ counter ++; }
>>>echo '</tr>';
>>>?>
>>>
>>>Changing the value for the while statement will let you increase or decrease
>>>the number of cells created.
>>>
>>>Another option is a 'for' loop
>>>
>>>
>>>$total = 20;
>>>echo '<tr  class="ver10" valign="top">';
>>>for($counter=0; $counter < $total; $counter++) {
>>>	echo '<td><input name="'.$term.$counter.'" type="text"
>>>id="'.$term.$counter.'" size="'.$termwidth.$counter.'"></td>';
>>>}
>>>echo '</tr>';
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Schwartz
>>>Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 11:54 AM
>>>To: FX.php Discussion List
>>>Subject: [FX.php List] Creating Reusable Code
>>>
>>>Hi Folks,
>>>
>>>I'm attempting to get more efficient with scripting.
>>>
>>>My first step was to remove hard-code field names from my favorite
>>>search and display script, creating variables for each field and
>>>defining those variables at the top of the document.  This works
>>>great.  Now, I can re-purpose the script for another db and layout by
>>>just changing the field variables at the top of the page, instead of
>>>ripping apart the entire document.
>>>
>>>The second area I'm looking at is to reduce the repetition of
>>>repetitive code (example below actually has 10+ iterations) and use
>>>an iterative loop to accomplish the same, counting from 1 to n lines.
>>>
>>>Is that possible/reasonable/reccomended/etc?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>><tr  class="ver10" valign="top">
>>>	<td><input name="<? echo $term1; ?>" type="text" id="<? echo
>>>$term1; ?>" size="<? echo $termwidth1; ?>"></td>
>>>	<td><input name="<? echo $term2; ?>" type="text" id="<? echo
>>>$term2; ?>" size="<? echo $termwidth2; ?>"></td>
>>>	<td><input name="<? echo $term3; ?>" type="text" id="<? echo
>>>$term3; ?>" size="<? echo $termwidth3; ?>"></td>
>>>--
>>>
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>>>FileMaker 8 Certified  Developer
>>>Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance
>>>Schwartz & Company
>>>jonathan at eschwartz.com
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>>
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