Loop variables from form

kevinritt

I created a form here http://northshorewebdesign.net/alex/lab10Q5b.php. What I'd like it to do is take the number entered into the text field (3 for example) and show it as 'K' for strikeouts. Right now, if you enter 3 for Josh Beckett the results show Josh Bec4KKKett. I don't want the 4 just the KKKKs. I cannot figure this out. I also have to loop through two other choices. Here's my code:

<form name="steeeerike" method="post" action="">
<input type="hidden"  name="nostrikes" value="0">

enter number of strike-outs for each pitcher:
<ul>
<li>Josh Beckett <input type="text" name="josh" value="" size="10"> 
<li>Dice-K <input type="text" name="dice" value="" size="10"> 
<li>Tim Wakefield <input type="text" name="tim" value="" size="10"> 

</ul>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="make KKKKKK's" >
</form>

<br>

<br>
 <?
 $josh = $_POST['josh'];
  $dice = $_POST['dice'];
   $tim = $_POST['tim'];
 ?>



<? 
for ($i=1; $i <=$josh; $i += 1)
{
$josh[$i] = "K"; 
}

?>



<span style="background-color:#FFFFFF; padding: 3px; border: solid 1px #000;">Josh Bec<? echo $josh?>ett</span>

Any suggestions/ help would be great - thanks

NogDog

I think your "$josh" variables are colliding. What you probably want in the last part of the code is:

<?php
$josh_k = '';
for ($i=1; $i <=$josh; $i += 1)
{
   $josh_k .= "K"; 
}

?>

<span style="background-color:#FFFFFF; padding: 3px; border: solid 1px #000;">Josh Bec<?php echo $josh_k; ?>ett</span>

dagon

you can skip the loop and just use str_pad()

$josh_k='';

Josh Bec<? echo str_pad($josh_k,$josh,'K')?>ett

dagon

even better str_repeat()

Josh Bec<? echo str_prepeat('K',$josh)?>ett

kevinritt

NogDog;10910149 wrote:
I think your "$josh" variables are colliding. What you probably want in the last part of the code is:
<?php
$josh_k = '';
for ($i=1; $i <=$josh; $i += 1)
{
 $josh_k .= "K"; 
}

?>

Josh Bec<?php echo $josh_k; ?>ett

NogDog, that worked great - how would I add the other 2 pithers(other 2 choices from the form) in the loop?

<? 
$josh_k = '';

for ($i=1; $i <=$josh; $i += 1) 
{ 
   $josh_k .= "K"; 
}

?>

dagon

you would need a loop for each, or:

Josh Bec<? echo str_repeat('K',$josh)?>ett
Dice -<? echo str_repeat('K',$dice)?>
Tim Wa<? echo str_repeat('K',$tim)?>efield

kevinritt

dagon;10910153 wrote:
you would need a loop for each, or:

Josh Bec<? echo str_repeat('K',$josh)?>ett
Dice -<? echo str_repeat('K',$dice)?>
Tim Wa<? echo str_repeat('K',$tim)?>efield

I went with the separate loops - thank you very much