[Resolved] Quick Question...

tommychi

Hi here's my problem:

First off i have an array with simple information like Name, Age, Gender for now;

$test = array( 
"name" => "Test Name",
"gender" => "Male",
"age" => 100
);

Now i have a table that displays this information:

<table width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="content">

<tr><td><img src=images/navarrow.gif'>Name: <?php print $page['name']; ?></td></tr>

<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Age: <?php print $page['age']; ?></td></tr>

<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Gender: <?php print $page['gender']; ?></td></tr>

</table>

Now lets say someone runs this script with the url:
script.php?page=test

It should run the Name, Age and Gender information into the table because $page = test and this in turn causes name to be Test, age to be 100, and gender to be Male, or at least that's what id like it to do. But when i run this script, all i get is:
Name: t
Gender: t
Age: t

it just basically prints out the first letter of what ?page= is.

Am i doing something wrong here and if i am, can someone plzzz help me.. Help will be appreciated. Thanks.

okuto1973

if you pass ?page=test .....$page="test" .....and not the variable $test !

tommychi

how would i pass the variable test and get it to display the things in the array?

okuto1973

$test = array( 
"name" => "Test Name",
"gender" => "Male",
"age" => 100
);

<table width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="content">

<tr><td><img src=images/navarrow.gif'>Name: <?php if ($page=="test")print $test['name']; ?></td></tr>

<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Age: <?php if ($page=="test")print $test['age']; ?></td></tr>

<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Gender: <?php if ($page=="test")print $test['gender']; ?></td></tr>

</table>

Something like that?
If you pass something else instead "test" what must appear?

tommychi

hmm.. that was my other option too... except the whole point of having the $page variable passed is when there are alot more arrays that just $test.

Lets say i had 3 more arrays:

$blah = array( things go here );
$blah2 = array( things go here );
$blah3 = array( things go here );

Then each time i have new arrays i would have to make an if statement to print these out:

if ($page=="test") {
print $test['name'];
} elseif ($page=="blah") {
print $blah['name'];
} elseif ($page=="blah2") {
print $blah2['name'];
} elseif ($page=="blah3")
print $blah3['name'];
}

Instead of having it like this, all i wanted to do was just have one simple statement with whatever was passed from $page.
My original intent was so if like $page = blah, it would print whatever was in $blah array and so forth, making all that extra coding uneccesary. But, i guess that it can't be done 🙁... Is there ANY way possible to get this to work like how i want it? Thanks for the help anyways tho.

okuto1973

The first idea that keep me in mind is to use a database!
$select="SELECT * from table where page='$page'"

and in the table elements you need:

"blah","name1"
"blah","name2"
"blah","name3"
"blah","name4"
"blah2","name1"
"blah2","name2"
"blah2","name3"
"blah2","name4"

etc.......but if you don't have any one......i continue to think but perhpas my mind is blind for that thing! 🙂

tbach2

I'm not sure how you are getting data into your arrays, but here's an idea for you:

$test['page1'] = array ('name'=>'test name 1',
                        'gender'=>'male',
                        'age'=>50
                        );
$test['page2'] = array('name'=?'test name 2',
                        'gender'=>'female',
                        'age'=>70
                        );
// etc.

foreach($test as $value) {
     printf("<table>\n" . 
            "<tr><td><img src=images/navarrow.gif'>Name: %s</td></tr>\n" . 
            "<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Age: %d</td></tr>\n" . 
            "<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Gender: %s</td></tr>\n" . 
            "</table>\n",
             $value['name'],
             $value['age'],
             $value['gender']
             );
}

tommychi

hmm i tried your idea tbach2 but i dont' really know what its doing. Sorry about that.. im still learnin php. When i run the script, it just displays all of the information in the arrays. What i want it to do is when they do page=something, b/c page is defined as something, the $something array will be called and everything in that array will be displayed.

niroshan

hi,
I did some modifications to the tbach2 code and i think this is what u want. I added a new node to the array indicating which to display. then on the calling page I passed the desired option from the page variable as below,

then from the actual page which has the arrays I included an 'if' condition and checked that flag and displayed the correct result.

here is the code,

<?php
$test['page1'] = array ('name'=>'test name 1',
'gender'=>'male',
'age'=>50, 'pageFlag'=>'test1'
);
$test['page2'] = array('name'=>'test name 2',
'gender'=>'female',
'age'=>70, 'pageFlag'=>'test2'
);
// etc.

foreach($test as $value)
{
if($value['pageFlag']==$page)
{
print "<table>";
print "<tr><td>Name: ".$value['name']."</td></tr>";

print "<tr><td>Age: ".$value['age']."</td></tr>";
print "<tr><td>Gender: ".$value['gender']."</td></tr></table>";
}
}

?>

regards,
Niroshan😃

tbach2

Thanks niroshan for showing how to tie it together; I overlooked that detail. I had a little different idea, a little more direct:

$page = $_GET['page'];

$test['page1'] = array ('name'=>'test name 1',
                        'gender'=>'male',
                        'age'=>50
                        );
$test['page2'] = array('name'=?'test name 2',
                        'gender'=>'female',
                        'age'=>70
                        );
// etc.

printf("<table>\n" . 
       "<tr><td><img src=images/navarrow.gif'>Name: %s</td></tr>\n" . 
       "<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Age: %d</td></tr>\n" . 
       "<tr><td><img src='images/navarrow.gif'>Gender: %s</td></tr>\n" . 
       "</table>\n",
       $test[$page]['name'],  // this is filled in for the first "%s"
       $test[$page]['age'],  // this is put in "%d" (means only digits allowed)
       $test[$page]['gender']  // this goes in the last "%s"
       );

HTH