*2 <img src=X.png> instead of two <img src=X.png>

[soltek]

This may sound weird, but since lately I've found so many weird php built-functions, I chose to give it a try.

 

I'm doing some sort of rating system where the result is given by images of stars.

If the value of that rating is giving me the number seven, it'd display seven stars and here's the deal.

 

I only know to ways to display the seven stars. The first is to display a png width seven stars, the other is to display seven images of one star.

 

Isnt there some simpler thing to do? Like:

$stars = $row['votes']  /// In this example, the votes gives me the number 7

print ("$stars * <img src='star.png width='10px' height='10px' alt=''/>");

 

Sorry if I sound crazy, but I feel kinda dumb coding 55 times the same thing just for the sake of the stars.

Thank you.

[litebearer]

Something like...

function MyStars($quantity) {
$i=0;
$display = "";
while($i<$quantity) {
	$display = $display . "<IMG src  ='star.png' width='10' height='10'>";
	$i++;
}
echo $display;
}

$stars = $row['votes'] /// In this example, the votes gives me the number 7
MyStars($stars);

[Kieran Menor]

str_repeat() maybe?

[litebearer]

working example

http://nstoia.com/stars.php

[Kieran Menor]

There is no real point in making your own implementation of a function that can repeat a string when such already exists in PHP.

[soltek]

There is no real point in making your own implementation of a function that can repeat a string when such already exists in PHP.

 

Haha, I knew there had to be a function like that.

Thanks, it's perfect.