help with multiple arrays

niravdave

hi Guys,

Someone helped me with this code, but I need futher help. I am using this code to pull some information for subcategories on my pages.

I want to implement this code in the meta section for Title, Keywords & description for seo, so i can write my customised title, keyword and description for each subcategory. I believe there will be 3 arrays involved, i tried my best but failed. help much appreciated.

$Title = array();

function AddTitle($ID,$TitleTxt)
{
global $Title;
$Title[$ID]=$TitleTxt;
}
function GetTitle($ID)
{
global $Title;
return $Title[$ID];
}


AddTitle(1,'This is for subcategory one.');
AddTitle(2,'This is for subcategory two');
AddTitle(3,'This is for subcategory three');


echo GetTitle($xsubcatid);

cheers
dave

CoderDan

where is $xsubcatid initialized/assigned a value? - the code looks like it should work (looks like serious overkill, but it should work), provided that $xsubcatid holds the right identifying number.

niravdave

CoderDan;10916721 wrote:
where is $xsubcatid initialized/assigned a value? - the code looks like it should work (looks like serious overkill, but it should work), provided that $xsubcatid holds the right identifying number.

Hi CoderDan,

The above code works perfect.

right now its just using 1 array and pulling some information on my html page.

With the same logic as above, i want to use 3 arrays, so it can it can echo data like this.

AddTitle(1,'This is for subcategory one.');
AddTitle(2,'This is for subcategory two');
AddTitle(3,'This is for subcategory three'); 

AddKeywords(1,'This is for subcategory one.');
AddKeywords(2,'This is for subcategory two');
AddKeywords(3,'This is for subcategory three'); 

AddDescription(1,'This is for subcategory one.');
AddDescription(2,'This is for subcategory two');
AddDescription(3,'This is for subcategory three'); 


echo GetTitle($xsubcatid); 
echo GetKeyword($xsubcatid); 
echo GetDescription($xsubcatid);

CoderDan

Sorry, I cant extend the overkill code 😛 try this instead?

<?php
// use just an array.
$titles_array = array(
	1 => 'This is for subcategory one.', // the id integer, then the => then the value. it can be in single or double quotes, and even be another variable or capture the result of a function call
	2 => 'This is for subcategory two', // you can keep adding them all day long, just copy the line, set the number, and modify the description
	3 => 'This is for subcategory three', // this is usually the kind of data one would store in a database
	99 => "The number's don't need to be consecutive",
);
// then just spit out the entry you want:
echo $titles_array[$xsubcatid]; // of course, if there is no entry for this index ($xsubcatid) then a warning will be thrown, as it would have in your previous code, but odds are you'll never even notice that. 

// this can be duplicated all you like. just change the name of the array.
$monkies = array(
	1 => 'I am a good monkey.',
	2 => 'Please, may I have some wings?',
	3 => 'Oo-WA-WA-WA-WA!',
	99 => 'Why am I the 99th monkey?',
);
echo $monkies[$xsubcatid];
?>

niravdave

Wow!!:😃 I will definately give this a go in few mins and update the thread.

Thanks a lot CoderDan. Really appreciate your help.

dave

CoderDan;10916726 wrote:

Sorry, I cant extend the overkill code 😛 try this instead?

<?php
// use just an array.
$titles_array = array(
	1 => 'This is for subcategory one.', // the id integer, then the => then the value. it can be in single or double quotes, and even be another variable or capture the result of a function call
	2 => 'This is for subcategory two', // you can keep adding them all day long, just copy the line, set the number, and modify the description
	3 => 'This is for subcategory three', // this is usually the kind of data one would store in a database
	99 => "The number's don't need to be consecutive",
);
// then just spit out the entry you want:
echo $titles_array[$xsubcatid]; // of course, if there is no entry for this index ($xsubcatid) then a warning will be thrown, as it would have in your previous code, but odds are you'll never even notice that. 

// this can be duplicated all you like. just change the name of the array.
$monkies = array(
	1 => 'I am a good monkey.',
	2 => 'Please, may I have some wings?',
	3 => 'Oo-WA-WA-WA-WA!',
	99 => 'Why am I the 99th monkey?',
);
echo $monkies[$xsubcatid];
?>

niravdave

Hey CoderDan,

Your code is perfect and has helped me a lot on my website. I am stuck again with another small issue.

My script is using something like $cityname to pull city names from database.

I tried using it inside this code like this.

<?php
// use just an array.
$titles_array = array(
    1 => 'car accessories $cityname', // the id integer, then the => then the value. it can be in single or double quotes, and even be another variable or capture the result of a function call
    2 => ' buy sell in $cityname', // you can keep adding them all day long, just copy the line, set the number, and modify the description
    3 => 'For Sale $cityname', // this is usually the kind of data one would store in a database
);
// then just spit out the entry you want:
echo $titles_array[$xsubcatid]; // of course, if there is no entry for this index ($xsubcatid) then a warning will be thrown, as it would have in your previous code, but odds are you'll never even notice that.
?>

but the code is spitting out
car accessories $cityname instead of 'car accessories NewYork'. $cityname is already a part of my script and i do understand to the a level that because I have declared it inside a new array, its not pulling the information from my DB. Is there a work around for this if you follow me?

I appreciate your time.

Thanks
Dave

CoderDan

use double quotes instead of single quotes, or escape the variable from the quotes.
ie.

$titles_array = array(
    1 => "car accessories $cityname",
    2 => ' buy sell in '.$cityname,
    3 => 'For Sale '.htmlentities( $cityname ),
);

etc...

niravdave

worked.

appreciate your help CoderDan!

CoderDan;10917137 wrote:
use double quotes instead of single quotes, or escape the variable from the quotes.
ie.
$titles_array = array(
    1 => "car accessories $cityname",
    2 => ' buy sell in '.$cityname,
    3 => 'For Sale '.htmlentities( $cityname ),
); 
etc...