If statement inside an echo?

[flexybash]

Hello guys im new to php i been coding for like a week now, i  need some help here i have been stuck for like 6 hours XD,is it possible to write an IF Statement inside an echo?

 

//this is what i want to do 
// echo a table and a delete button
// and if you click on the delete button it echoes out "DELETED"


echo "

<table width='528px'>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<center><font size='5'>$tittle</font></center><br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
$message
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<font size='1'>Posted By:<font color='green'>$author</font> on <font color='gray'>$date</font> at <font color='gray'>$time</font></font>
<input id='delete' name='delete' type='submit' value='Delete' >

if ($_POST['delete']) {  echo "DELETED";     } 


<td>
</td>
</tr><br><br>
</table>

";

[Rifts]

what part isnt working

[kenrbnsn]

Don't use one big echo, break it up:

<?php

echo "
<table width='528px'>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<center><font size='5'>$tittle</font></center><br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
$message
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<font size='1'>Posted By:<font color='green'>$author</font> on <font color='gray'>$date</font> at <font color='gray'>$time</font></font>
<input id='delete' name='delete' type='submit' value='Delete' >";
if ($_POST['delete']) {  echo "DELETED";     }
echo "<td>
</td>
</tr><br><br>
</table>

";
?>

 

Ken

[flexybash]

Thanks for the quick replies

 

 

@Ken i tried breaking the echo´s up like you just did, but it still is not working :S

 

@Rifts , i think the line of code giving a problem here its

if ($_POST['delete']) {  echo "DELETED";     } 

that is why  i am asking if its possible to write an if inside an echo

 

 

EDIT:

 

 

i just tho  its not working because this line is inside the echo

(1)

<input id='delete' name='delete' type='submit' value='Delete' >

 

and this like its outside the echo

(2)

if ($_POST['delete']) {  echo "DELETED";     } 

 

 

and since they are related(line 2 asks line 1) maybe thats why they dont work? (just an idea) XD

 

 

 

 

[Rifts]

you need to replace

 

if ($_POST['delete']) {  echo "DELETED";     }

 

with

 

if(isset($_POST['delete'])) {  echo "DELETED";     }

[kenrbnsn]

What's not working? What's it supposed to do? We may need to see more of your code.

 

Ken

[JakeTheSnake3.0]

Even still, there's something called the ternary operator.  An example would be:

 

$judgement = true;
echo 'This is ' . ($judgement ? 'Heaven' : 'Hell') . '.';

[flexybash]

What's not working? What's it supposed to do? We may need to see more of your code.

 

Ken

 

Ill explain again

 

 

 

 

Okey i echoed out a table  and at the end of the table i echoed a delete button

and when i click on that delete button, its supposed to echo "DELETED"

 

this is how i have the code at the moment with modifications made

 

echo "

<table width='528px'>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<center><font size='5'>$tittle</font></center><br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
$message
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<font size='1'>Posted By:<font color='green'>$author</font> on <font color='gray'>$date</font> at <font color='gray'>$time</font></font>
<input id='delete' name='delete' type='submit' value='Delete' > ";

if(isset($_POST['delete'])) {echo("DELETED";} 

echo "
<td>
</td>
</tr><br><br>
</table>

";

[Rifts]

try this

 

i cleaned up your table also

<?php
your php stuff here
?>



<table width='528px'>
<tr>
	<td></td>
	<td><center><font size='5'><?php=$tittle;?></font></center><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td></td>
	<td><?php=$message;?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td></td>
	<td>
		<font size='1'>Posted By:<font color='green'><?php=$author;?></font> on <font color='gray'><?php=$date;?></font> at <font color='gray'><?php=$time;?></font></font>
		<input id='delete' name='delete' type='submit' value='Delete' >

							<?php
								if(isset($_POST['delete']))
									{
										echo "DELETED";
									}
							?>
	</td>

	<td></td>
</tr>
<br><br>
</table>

 

[flexybash]

thanks rifts but i cant do that in some cases because i have to have php tags, ill just pass you the entire code , i hope u have time to give it a fast check thanks!

 

 

<?php 

$tittle=$_POST['tittle'];
$author=$_POST['author'];
$message=$_POST['message'];

if ($_POST['submitnews']){



$currentdate= date("y-m-d");
$currenttime=date("H:i:s",strtotime("-6 hours"));

$post=mysql_query("INSERT INTO news VALUES('','$tittle','$author','$message','$currentdate','$currenttime')");
echo"Posted!";
}




$select=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news ORDER BY id DESC");

while ($row= mysql_fetch_assoc($select))

{
$id=$row['id'];
$tittle=$row['tittle'];
$author=$row['author'];
$message=$row['message'];
$date=$row['date'];
$time=$row['time'];



if ($_SESSION['admin'])

{
echo "

<table width='528px'>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<center><font size='5'>$tittle</font></center><br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
$message
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<font size='1'>Posted By:<font color='green'>$author</font> on <font color='gray'>$date</font> at <font color='gray'>$time</font></font>
<input id='delete' name='delete' type='submit' value='Delete' >
<td>
</td>
</tr><br><br>
</table>
";

//this is what i want to do 
// echo a table and a delete button
// and if you click on the delete button it echoes out "DELETED"


}




}

?>

[Rifts]

sorry i can not test it but this should work

<?php 

$tittle=$_POST['tittle'];
$author=$_POST['author'];
$message=$_POST['message'];

if ($_POST['submitnews']){



$currentdate= date("y-m-d");
$currenttime=date("H:i:s",strtotime("-6 hours"));

$post=mysql_query("INSERT INTO news VALUES('','$tittle','$author','$message','$currentdate','$currenttime')");
echo"Posted!";
}




$select=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news ORDER BY id DESC");

while ($row= mysql_fetch_assoc($select))

{
$id=$row['id'];
$tittle=$row['tittle'];
$author=$row['author'];
$message=$row['message'];
$date=$row['date'];
$time=$row['time'];



if ($_SESSION['admin'])

{
echo "

<table width='528px'>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<center><font size='5'>$tittle</font></center><br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
$message
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<font size='1'>Posted By:<font color='green'>$author</font> on <font color='gray'>$date</font> at <font color='gray'>$time</font></font>
<form method='post' action=\"<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>\">
<input id='delete' name='del' type='submit' value='Delete' >
</form>
<td>
</td>
</tr><br><br>
</table>
";
if(isset($_POST['del']))
{
	echo "DELETED";
}
//this is what i want to do 
// echo a table and a delete button
// and if you click on the delete button it echoes out "DELETED"


}




}

?>

 

[laffin]

within echo or string concatenation use the trenary operator instead.

 

which works like a if...else statement

 

so

echo "You have {$amt} item";
if($amt>1)
   echo 's';

 

can be written with a trenary operator as

echo "You have {$amt} item". ($amt>1?'s':'');

 

if lookes like this: {expression} ? {true result} : {false result}