[RESOLVED] needing help with if statments

[chinclub]

I am trying to create a genetics script that will take the color of two animals and give a possible baby outcome.

I am trying not to code a million if () statements. My problem is I need to take into consideration two parents.

My first thought was to do if (mom=white & dad =gray)

but then I would need to also write if (mom =gray & dad=white)

Is there a way to write one if statement for both colors no matter which parent they come from so I only have to do one for each color combo?

(by the way, I know my example codes above are not correct. I was just typing shorthand so I don't have to use the php tags.)

[Derokorian]

I would do array, sample code.. prolly not working 😛 altho if you find a way to do this with math (such as white is 000 and grey could be say 555, maybe the final outcome would then be 222, see second example)

$parents = array($mom,$dad); //Where $mom and $dad are defined as their supplied colors.

if( in_array('grey',$parents) && in_array('white',$parents) ) {
   echo 'Child might be light grey';
} elseif( in_array('black',$parents) && in_array('grey',$parents) ) {
   echo 'Child might be dark grey';
} elseif ///.... etc

Or my math solution would be:

<?php

function getColor($text) {
   $text = strtolower($text);
   switch($text) {
      case 'white':
         return array(15,15,15);
      case 'grey':
      case 'gray':
         return array(8,8,8);
      case 'black':
         return array(0,0,0);
      default:
         return FALSE;
   }
}

function buildColor(Array $colors) {
   $letters = array('A','B','C','D','E','F');
   foreach( $colors as $k => $v ) {
      if( $v > 9 ) {
         $v -= 10;
         $colors[$k] = $letters[$v];
      }
   }
   return '#'.implode($colors);
}

$mom = getColor('white');
$dad = getColor('gray');

list($mr,$mg,$mb) = $mom;
list($dr,$dg,$db) = $dad;

$kid = array();
$kid[] = round(($mr+$dr)/2);
$kid[] = round(($mg+$dg)/2);
$kid[] = round(($mb+$db)/2);

echo '<span style="color:'.buildColor($mom).';">Mom</span>'
   .' plus '
   .'<span style="color:'.buildColor($dad).';">Dad</span>'
   .' equals '
   .'<span style="color:'.buildColor($kid).';">KID</span>';

[chinclub]

Thank you! That array was just what I needed!