displaying an array in two columns

[Anon]

I have an database driven array that I want to display in two equal columns. I have written a bit of code calculating the number of entries in the array, dividing by half, and displaying that number of entries in the array, giving me my first column.

Now i have a problem.

How do I display the rest of the array starting where I stopped?

[Anon]

This one's quite easy, if you think about it.

$ar=array("one","two","three","four","five","six");
$side=-1;

echo "<table>";
foreach($ar as $item) {
if ($side==-1) {
echo "<tr>";
}
echo "<td>$item</td>";
if ($side==1) {
echo "</tr>";
}
$side*=-1;
}
echo "</table>"

if $side==-1, it draws a left cell, otherwise a right one. after the cell's been drawn, it reverses $side.

Dave

[Anon]

thanks for you response, your answer worked, sort of. the problem is that i think its a multidimensional array- each item has three entries. i want each set of three entries to be within its own cell, the cells split into two columns. your solution resulted in all entries being divided.
what i want is:
123 123
123 123
123 123...
what i got is:
1 2
3
1 2
3
1 2
3...
makes me dizzy really

[Anon]

So what format is the array in?
$item[0]=array(1, 2, 3);
$item[1]=array(1, 2, 3);
$item[2]=array(1, 2, 3);

that sort of thing?

If so, then it's muy easy. Just modify the code so instead of just printing $item, run a second foreach on it, or just join("", $item) (Which will concatenate each item), and then print that.

need more?