RE: [PHP] Better way (if...elseif...else)
| From: | Jason Lotito | Date: | Fri, 30 Mar 2001 01:30:27 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Better way (if...elseif...else) | ||
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashley M. Kirchner [mailto:ashley@pcraft.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:56 PM
> To: PHP-General List
> Subject: [PHP] Better way (if...elseif...else)
>
>
>
> Is there a better way to write the following snippet:
>
> if ($priority == "000") {
> $fcol="high";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"000\" selected>High\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"050\">Medium\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"100\">Low\n";
> } elseif ($priority == "050") {
> $fcol="med";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"000\">High\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"050\" selected>Medium\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"100\">Low\n";
> } else {
> $fcol="low";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"000\">High\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"050\">Medium\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"100\" selected>Low\n";
> }
>
> I just hate having to repeat pieces of code. This piece here just
> generates a drop down list of items, with the current one being the
> selected one.
$val = array("000","050","100");
$val_name = array("Low","Medium","High");
$count = count($val);
$counter = 0;
while ($counter < $count)
{
if ($val[$counter] == $priority)
{
$selected = " selected";
}
echo "<option
value=\"$val[$counter]\"$selected>$val_name[$counter]</option>";
$counter++;
}