color change based on variable

[timmah1]

I have a site that generates values for particular stocks when the user checks their portfolio.

I have it set up so that they can see if they lost money, or gained money based upon what they purchased the stock for, minus what the last day trade was.

 

I want to be able to show if they lost money in red, and if they made money in green, but how would I do that?

 

Meaning, if this variable ($margin) is negative, show it red, but if it's positive, show it green

$margin = number_format ($value-$total_bought, 2);

 

Can anybody help me out?

 

Thanks in advance

[kenrbnsn]

There are a number of ways to do this. Here's one:

<?php
$margin = $value - $total_bought;
$disp_color = ($margin < 0)?'red':'green';
echo '<span style="color:' . $disp_color . '">' . number_format($margin,2) . '</span>';
?>

 

Ken

[timmah1]

Perfect!

Thank you very much kenrbnsn

 

I've never seen $disp_color, I'm going to have to look in that more now.

 

Thanks again

[timmah1]

ok, am I blind?

Where is the 'Topic Solved' link?

[kenrbnsn]

The "Topic Solved" button got lost in the upgrade of the forum software.

 

$disp_color is just a variable that I'm setting based on the value of $margin. I'm then using it in a style tag to set the color.

 

Ken

[timmah1]

Thank you again, I really appreciate your help