not to display empty fields

[digitalgod]

hey guys,

I have a page that displays events that are stored in the db but sometimes some of the fields are empty and when that happens I don't want it to display that line.

this is what I mean

[code]
$events_allrow = mysql_fetch_array($display_result);
echo '<div style="margin-left:10px; margin-top:10px "><img src="images/square1.jpg" align="absmiddle" style="margin-right:5px "><strong class="light_gray">'.$events_allrow['name'].'</strong></div>
<div style="margin-left:9px; margin-top:7px; width:354px "><div style="position:relative; left:0; top:0; "><img src="../img/events/'.$events_allrow['name'].'/thumbnails/'.$events_allrow['flyer1'].'" align="left" style="margin-right:13px "></div>
<div>Where: <strong>'.$events_allrow['club'].'<br /></strong>
When: <strong>'.$events_allrow['date'].'<br /></strong></div>
Time: <strong>'.$events_allrow['time'].'<br /></strong></div>
Performers: <strong>'.$events_allrow['performers'].'<br /></strong></div>
DJ: <strong>'.$events_allrow['dj'].'<br /></strong></div>
Promoter: <strong>'.$events_allrow['promoter'].'<br /></strong></div>
Music: <strong>'.$events_allrow['music'].'<br /></strong></div>
Cover Price: <strong>$'.$events_allrow['cover'].'<br /></strong></div>
Dress code: <strong>'.$events_allrow['dress'].'<br /></strong></div>
Notes: <strong>'.$events_allrow['notes'].'<br /></strong></div>
Tickets: <strong>'.$events_allrow['tickets'].'<br /></strong></div>
Guestlist: <strong>'.$events_allrow['guestlist'].'</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top:7px " align="right"></div>
</div>
<div style="margin-top:7px " align="right"><a href="index.php?a=events&id=all" class="light_gray" style="text-decoration:none "><strong>view all</strong></a></div>
</div>

<div style="margin-left:8px; margin-top:10px; margin-right:8px; height:1px; background-image:url(images/dot.jpg) "><img src="images/spacer.gif"></div>';
[/code]

so for a specific event the 'performersr' field is empty what would be the easiest way to not make it display Performers:

and that applies to most of the fields

[redarrow]

if(! $events_allowed['performersr' ]==0) {
}else{
echo $events_allowed ['performersr'] ;
}

[pixy]

Or just...
if ($events_allowed['performers'] != 0) {
    echo $events_allowed['performers'];
}

Saves a line of code, and I dont think you're supposed to quote numbers...

[digitalgod]

thanks guys but I already knew that, was just hoping that there was a cleaner way to do this.

[code]
$events_allrow = mysql_fetch_array($display_result);
echo '<div style="margin-left:10px; margin-top:10px "><img src="images/square1.jpg" align="absmiddle" style="margin-right:5px "><strong class="light_gray">'.$events_allrow['name'].'</strong></div>
<div style="margin-left:9px; margin-top:7px; width:354px "><div style="position:relative; left:0; top:0; "><img src="../img/events/'.$events_allrow['name'].'/thumbnails/'.$events_allrow['flyer1'].'" align="left" style="margin-right:13px "></div>
<div>Where: <strong>'.$events_allrow['club'].'<br /></strong>
When: <strong>'.$events_allrow['date'].'<br /></strong></div>
Time: <strong>'.$events_allrow['time'].'<br /></strong></div>';
if ($events_allrow['performers'] != '') {
    echo 'Performers: <strong>'.$events_allrow['performers'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['djs'] != '') {
  echo 'DJ: <strong>'.$events_allrow['dj'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['promoter'] != '') {
    echo 'Promoter: <strong>'.$events_allrow['promoter'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['music'] != '') {
    echo 'Music: <strong>'.$events_allrow['music'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['cover'] != '') {
    echo 'Cover Price: <strong>$'.$events_allrow['cover'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['dress'] != '') {
    echo 'Dress code: <strong>'.$events_allrow['dress'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['notes'] != '') {
    echo 'Notes: <strong>'.$events_allrow['notes'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['tickets'] != '') {
    echo 'Tickets: <strong>'.$events_allrow['tickets'].'<br /></strong></div>';
}
if ($events_allrow['guestlist'] != '') {
    echo 'Guestlist: <strong>'.$events_allrow['guestlist'].'</strong></div>';
}
echo '<div style="margin-top:7px " align="right"></div>
</div>
<div style="margin-top:7px " align="right"><a href="index.php?a=events&id=all" class="light_gray" style="text-decoration:none "><strong>view all</strong></a></div>
</div>

<div style="margin-left:8px; margin-top:10px; margin-right:8px; height:1px; background-image:url(images/dot.jpg) "><img src="images/spacer.gif"></div>';
[/code]

btw for those lines to work it has to be != '' and not !=0

[redarrow]

You could use a large array but i think looks good.

[BillyBoB]

and to make ur coding look nicer use the [tab] button its located above the caps lock

[ShogunWarrior]

I like the BSD style of coding, but some like K&R. Personally it's a bit hard to read for my liking.
You could think about looping through the fields, which could cut out some code if you had the row names mapped to some display names.

[digitalgod]

well in my editor everything is tabbed correctly but when I copy paste it into here the tabs aren't the same for some reason.