help in how to cut down on repeat code...

[blackhawk]

I came up with the following code to find specific key value pairs from a large array called $order->products...

 

/*Used to get the key value pair in array*/

function seekKey($array, $key, $value)
{
    $ret = array();
    for ($i=0;$i<count($array);$i++)
    {
        if ($array[$i][$key]==$value)
            $ret[] = $array[$i];
    }
    return $ret;
}


/*Set each company as a vendor_id found in $order->products */
$ford = seekKey($order->products, 'vendors_id', '1');
$bmw = seekKey($order->products, 'vendors_id', '2');
$jeep = seekKey($order->products, 'vendors_id', '3');

if (isset($ford[0]['vendors_id'])){
   print $ford . $samething;
}

if (isset($bmw[0]['vendors_id'])){
      print $bmw .  $samething;
}

if (isset($jeep[0]['vendors_id'])){
      print $jeep .  $samething;
}

 

this is fine for me if its only bmw, jeep and poniac.  but anyone know of a way to cut down on this code if i had 27 companies instead of just 3? I just don't want to write 27 if conditions that only changes the company name variable inside each one. 

 

thanks for the help! 

 

 

 

[teamatomic]

$ford=1;

$bmw=2;

$jeep=3;

$saab=4;

$porche=5;

or make an array...then $company['ford'];

$result = seekKey($order->products, 'vendors_id', "$ford");

[blackhawk]

would setting $result to an array and using a for loop through it cut down my if conditions to one if statement?

 

like

$result[i]

representing each company?

 

thanks

[teamatomic]

If you want the results for all your manufacturers then yes, put it all in an array and loop through it.

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[Psycho]

This should work to create variables using the company names, just add to the $company array as many option as you need

 

<?php

/*Used to get the key value pair in array*/

function seekKey($array, $key, $value)
{
    $ret = array();
    for ($i=0;$i<count($array);$i++)
    {
        if ($array[$i][$key]==$value)
            $ret[] = $array[$i];
    }
    return $ret;
}

/*Set each company as a vendor_id found in $order->products */
$companies = array(1 => 'ford', 2 => 'bmw', 3 => 'jeep');

foreach ($companies as $key => $company)
{
    $$company = array(0=>array('vendors_id'=>'asd')); seekKey($order->products, 'vendors_id', $key);
    if (isset(${$company}[0]['vendors_id'])){
        print ${$company} . $samething;
    }
}

?>