if & elseif statement

[dcjones]

this is what I have;

Is it right, well it can't be because it does not work.

What is wrong anyone know please.

if ($row["rating"] == "1") $var == rose1.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "2") $var == rose2.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "3") $var == rose3.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "4") $var == rose4.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "5") $var == rose5.gif;

//Start a table, with column headers
echo "<table width=400 border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5>
<tr>
<td align=left><font face=arial size=-6 color=red>Name</font></td>
<td></td>
<td align=left><font face=arial size=-6>".$row["name"]."</font></td>
<td></td>
<td align=left><font face=arial size=-6 color=red>Rating</font></td>
<td align=left background=../../Gif/Background.gif><img src=".$var."</td>

I am trying to show the vaule of $VAR in the last line.

many thanks

DCJ

[irishprogrammin]

in assigning the variable a value in your if...else if statement, try

$var = 'rose.gif'
instead of ==

== is for the comparison, not assignment

[irishprogrammin]

instead of all of this:

if ($row["rating"] == "1") $var == rose1.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "2") $var == rose2.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "3") $var == rose3.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "4") $var == rose4.gif;
elseif ($row["rating"] == "5") $var == rose5.gif;

try this:

$imagenumber = $row["rating"];
$var = 'rose' . $imagenumber . '.gif';

This will get rid of the whole if...else if statement, and save you some processor time in the long run, as well as making it cleaner to read later on. Also, you may want to check to make sure that $row["rating"] is populated, and if not, set $var to a default image.

hope this helps.

[intenz]

Dude, try...

if(isset($row['rating'])) $var = 'rose' . $row['rating'] . '.gif';