RE: Simple recursion function not working. Please help newbie

No. This function does not actually open any files. All it does it it receives an array of directories (which were from a database) and then makes HTML code to for a select box. -David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marek Kilimajer" <kilimajer@webglobe.sk> To: "David Wilson" <taniswilson@earthlink.net> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Simple recursion function not working. Please help newbie > You have it all broken. You operate only on $subdirs and don't open the > directory. Use > > function get_dirs($path) { > if(!is_dir($path)) { > echo "<!-- Warning: $path is not a directory -->"; > return array(); > } > $resp=array($path); > $d=opendir($path); > while($f=readdir($d)) { > if(is_dir($path.'/'.$f) && !preg_match('/^\./',$f) ) { > $resp=array_merge($resp,get_dirs($path.'/'.$f)); > } > } > closedir($d); > return $resp; > } > > I took it from my code, it prints the whole path and does not do any > indenting, so adjust it to your needs. > > David Wilson wrote: > > >Hey folks. I've got a small recursive function to display the tree hierarchy of directories. > >My problem is that the function will go until it gets to the end of the first branch. Then it seems like that is it. > > > >The subdirs array is an [n][3] array. > > > >function show_tree($parent_ID, $indent) > >{ > > global $subdirs; > > > >echo "<td>In show_tree. parent = $parent_ID</td><br>\n"; > > > > foreach ($subdirs as $item) > > { > >echo "<td>$item[2]</td><br>\n"; > > #[0] == ID > > #[1] == Parent Dir. ID > > #[2] == Filename/Directory > > if ($item[1] == $parent_ID) > > { > > echo "<option value='$item[0]'>"; > > > > for ($i=0; $i < $indent; $i++) > > echo "&nbsp;"; > > > > echo "$item[2]</option>\n"; > > > > $indent++; > >echo "<td>Calling show_tree with $item[0]</td><br>\n"; > > show_tree($item[0], $indent); > > } > > } > > > >Thanks for any help that you can shed on this for me. > > > >-David Wilson > > > >Below is the output... > ><html><head><link rel=stylesheet type='text/css' href='../layout/default/css/common.css'> > ><script language='JavaScript' src='../lib/chkform.js' type='text/javascript'></script> > ></head><body bgcolor="#E0E0E0"> > ><table bgcolor=#D5D5D5 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 width=500> > ><td width=230><a href='../help/en/files.html' > >target=_blank><b>File management</b></a></td> > ><td>&nbsp;New&nbsp;:</td> > ><td width=50><a href='filemanager.php?mode=forms&sort=&up=&action=upload'>Upload</a></td> > ><td width=50><a href='filemanager.php?mode=forms&sort=&up=&action=dir'>Directory</a></td> > ><td width=50><a href='filemanager.php?mode=forms&sort=&up=&action=link'>Link</a></td> > > > ></td></table><br> > ><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 bgcolor=#D5D5D5 width=500> > ><form method=post action='filemanager.php' name='frm' > >onSubmit="return chkForm('frm','filename','Please specify a description!!')"> > ><input type=hidden name=typ value='d'> > ><input type=hidden name='action' value='update'> > ><tr><td colspan=3><b>Directory</b><br> > ><tr><td>Name:</td><td colspan=2><input type=text name=filename > >size=20 value='e-one'></td></tr> > ><tr><td>Directory: </td><td> > ><input type=radio name='c_m' value='c'>Copy > > <input type=radio name='c_m' value='m'>Move<br>with new > > values > ></td> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 0</td><br> > > > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><option value='5'>Developer Dir</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 5</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 5</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><option value='14890'>&nbsp;src</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 14890</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 14890</td><br> > > > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><td>web</td><br> > ><option value='14891'>&nbsp;&nbsp;web</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 14891</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 14891</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><td>web</td><br> > > > ><td>cgi-bin</td><br> > ><option value='16908'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cgi-bin</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 16908</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 16908</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><td>web</td><br> > ><td>cgi-bin</td><br> > ><td>wise</td><br> > > > ><option > >value='16911'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wise</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 16911</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 16911</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><td>web</td><br> > ><td>cgi-bin</td><br> > ><td>wise</td><br> > ><td>e-one</td><br> > > > ><option > >value='17008'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e-one</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 17008</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 17008</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><td>web</td><br> > ><td>cgi-bin</td><br> > ><td>wise</td><br> > ><td>e-one</td><br> > > > ><td>immucor</td><br> > ><td>sqm</td><br> > ><td>std-02.00.00</td><br> > ><td>std-02.01.00</td><br> > ><td>std-02.02.00</td><br> > ><td>std-02.03.00</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>lib</td><br> > ><td>msg</td><br> > > > ><td>static</td><br> > ><td>template</td><br> > ><td>contract</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>menu</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>salescontractdetail</td><br> > ><td>salescontractinq</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>images</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>en</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>contract</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>sales</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>config</td><br> > ><option > >value='17252'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;config</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 17252</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 17252</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > > > ><td>web</td><br> > ><td>cgi-bin</td><br> > ><td>wise</td><br> > ><td>e-one</td><br> > ><td>immucor</td><br> > ><td>sqm</td><br> > ><td>std-02.00.00</td><br> > ><td>std-02.01.00</td><br> > ><td>std-02.02.00</td><br> > > > ><td>std-02.03.00</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>lib</td><br> > ><td>msg</td><br> > ><td>static</td><br> > ><td>template</td><br> > ><td>contract</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>menu</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>salescontractdetail</td><br> > ><td>salescontractinq</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>images</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > > > ><td>en</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>contract</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>sales</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>config</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > > > ><td>data</td><br> > ><td>lib</td><br> > ><td>msg</td><br> > ><td>static</td><br> > ><td>template</td><br> > ><td>common</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>inventory</td><br> > ><td>menu</td><br> > > > ><td>sales</td><br> > ><td>shop</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>ead</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>iteminq</td><br> > ><td>prodspec</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>bombrowser</td><br> > ><td>category</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>select</td><br> > ><td>splitframe</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>cart</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>orders</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>bom</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > > > ><td>images</td><br> > ><td>shop</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>splitframe</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>common</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>inventory</td><br> > ><td>sales</td><br> > ><td>shop</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><td>CVS</td><br> > > > ><td>CVS</td><br> > ><option value='17254'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CVS</option> > ><td>Calling show_tree with 17254</td><br> > ><td>In show_tree. parent= 17254</td><br> > ><td>Developer Dir</td><br> > ><td>src</td><br> > ><td>web</td><br> > ><td>cgi-bin</td><br> > ><td>wise</td><br> > > > ><td>e-one</td><br> > >[[CLIPPED. Finishes searching through the array without finding the 17254 and exits]] > ></tr><tr><td width=150>Category:</td> > ><td width=200>&nbsp;New&nbsp;: <br> <input type=text name=kat size=20></td> > ><td width=150>or:<br><select name=kat2>&nbsp;<option > >value=''> > ><option value='' selected> > ><option value='Wise Category'>Wise Category > ><option value='' selected> > ></select></td></tr> > ><tr><td>Access:<br>(multiple select with the > >'Ctrl'-key):</td> > > > ><td><input type=radio name=acc value='private' > me &nbsp; > ><input type=radio name=acc value='group' checked > all <br> > ><input type=radio name=acc value='same_as_dir' > same as directory > ><br> > ><img src='../img/s.gif' width=160 height=1 vspace=2><br><input type=checkbox name='acc_write' value='w' > Write > >access</td><td><input type='radio' name='acc' > >value='3'>some:<br> > ><select name=persons[] multiple size=5 > > ><option value=test>Test, Test > ></select></td></tr> > ><tr><td colspan=3>Comment:<br><textarea name=remark > >cols='65' rows='6'></textarea></td></tr> > > > ><td colspan=2><input type=checkbox name=notify> Notify all group members</td> > ><td><input type=checkbox name=versioning value='v' > Version management</td></tr> > ><input type=hidden name='name' value='Wilson'> > ><input type=hidden name=sort value=> > ><input type=hidden name='ID' value='17008'> > ><input type=hidden name='mode' value='data'> > ><tr><td colspan=2><input name='update' value='update' > >type=submit></form> > ><td colspan=2><form action='filemanager.php' method='post'> > ><input type='hidden' name='mode' value='view'> > ><input type='hidden' name='sort' value=''> > ><input type='hidden' name='up' value=''> > ><input type='submit' value='back'></form></td> > ></form></td></tr></table> > > > ></body> > ></html> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >