[RESOLVED] How to check and dispay? Can't use define function!

[dazraf]

Hi,

Basically I want to be able to check and display a specific content in a particular part of a page! I can't use define function because defined can be checked by both of them and will displays twice, so want to display it once!

I have a function called 'login' that displays the login form and all the other bits of it, and within this function I check where it should be displayed, either 'left' or 'right' and that is stored in the database! That works fine!
But the problem is when I define the positions, the login function displays twice, here is my code! Have a look PLEASE!

...
<div id="left">
$position = left;
define($position, 1);
login();
</div>
...
<div id="right">
$position = right;
define($position, 1);
login();
</div>
...

And here is the login function that checks it!

function login(){
$position = left;
if(defined('$position')){
...Then display the login and other...
}
}

So as the login function position is = left, it should only displays it in left column, but it displays in both positions...

Can somebody help me with this! I know that define doesn't works here! But that's all I guessed!!!
Can somebody tell me a better way!

Thanks in advance!!!

[dagon]

pass the position as an argument of the login function

login($position);

...
<div id="left">
<?php login('left'); ?>
</div>
...
<div id="right">
<?php login('right'); ?>
</div>
... 

function login($position){
if ($position== $db_pos){//position value from db

...Then display the login and other...
}
} 

[dazraf]

THANKS!
It worked!