Re: Sorting data into columns vertically

Ok, I think this is more what you're looking for. Dynamic columns *and* rows. This work for ya? // How many columns do you want? $l_iColumnWidth = 6; // Populate an array of random length with random values for ($i = 0; $i < rand(15, 300); $i++) { $l_aTest[] = '...'; } $l_iLength = count($l_aTest); $l_iLow = floor($l_iLength / $l_iColumnWidth); $l_iHigh = ceil($l_iLength / $l_iColumnWidth); $l_iMod = $l_iLength % $l_iColumnWidth; if ($l_iColumnWidth > $l_iLength) { die('Too many columns for this array length!'); } else { echo 'Array length: '.count($l_aTest); } // Do high columns first for ($i = 0; $i < $l_iMod; $i++) { $l_aTable["column$i"] = $l_iHigh; } // Do the rest for ($i = count($l_aTable); $i < $l_iColumnWidth; $i++) { $l_aTable["column$i"] = $l_iLow; } echo '<pre>Result:<br />'; print_r($l_aTable); -- Matt Grimm "Dareal Hamsta" <darealhamsta@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Law15-F29l1q4gtopWd0001e875@hotmail.com... > I get: > > Your columns are: 102, 101, 101 > > ??? > > The other problem with this solution is that it's for a static number of > columns, however I'm looking for a solution with dynamic variables. For > example, I might want 4 columns with 100 items, or six columns with 15. > > Thanks for trying though. > > adam > > > >From: Matt Grimm <mgrimm@healthtvchannel.org> > >To: darealhamsta@hotmail.com > >Subject: Re: Sorting data into columns vertically > >Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:39:48 -0900 > > > >Try this: > > > >// Populate an array of random length > >for ($i = 0; $i < rand(300, 600); $i++) { > > $l_aTest[] = '...'; > >} > >$l_iLength = count($l_aTest); > >$l_iLow = floor($l_iLength / 3); > >$l_iHigh = ceil($l_iLength / 3); > >$l_iMod = $l_iLength % 3; > > > >$l_iFirst = $l_iHigh; > >$l_iSecond = ($l_iMod < 2 ? $l_iHigh - $l_iMod : $l_iHigh); > >$l_iThird = $l_iLow; > > > >echo "<p><strong>Your columns are: $l_iFirst, $l_iSecond, > >$l_iThird</strong></p>"; > > > >-- > >Matt Grimm > >Web Developer > >The Health TV Channel, Inc. > >(a non - profit organization) > >3820 Lake Otis Parkway > >Anchorage, AK 99508 > >907.770.6200 ext. 686 > >907.336.6205 (fax) > >E-mail: mgrimm@healthtvchannel.org > >Web: www.healthtvchannel.org > > > > > >"Dareal Hamsta" <darealhamsta@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >news:Law15-F786Tudbep7Wx0001db45@hotmail.com... > > > [ Please copy me off list. ] > > > > > > Say I have 7 items of data and I wish to sort them into 3 columns in a > >HTML > > > table. The items are unevenly sized, so rather than print them out in > >rows - > > > resulting in lots of wasteful whitespace - I would like to output them > >in > > > vertical order. However if I use the modulus operator to check for when > >to > > > break into a new column... > > > > > > foreach ($items as $item) { > > > $counter++; > > > if ( ($counter % $columns) == 0) { > > > print "</td><td>"; > > > } > > > } > > > > > > ...the output will be something like this... > > > > > > +-------+-------+-------+ > > > | Item1 | Item4 | Item7 | > > > | Item2 | Item5 | | > > > | Item3 | Item6 | | > > > +-----------------------+ > > > > > > ...when what I'm really looking for is this... > > > > > > +-------+-------+-------+ > > > | Item1 | Item4 | Item6 | > > > | Item2 | Item5 | Item7 | > > > | Item3 | | | > > > +-----------------------+ > > > > > > Obviously if the number of items and columns are static, I have no > >problem, > > > but how do I get a layout that appeals to people and not computers if > > > they're dynamic? This has me befuddled, I'm wondering is there an > >algorithm > > > for doing it or is it effectively a Turing Test. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > adam > > > > > > > > > <?php > > > $s=array(74,65,112,104,112,72,32,59,45,41); > > > for($i=0;$i<count($s);$i++){echo'&#'.$s[$i].';';} > > > ?> > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail