Limit foreach to 3 results

[unemployment]

How can I limit my foreach to displaying three results?

 

In addition, how can I make it say... if results == 1 do this if results == 2 do this and if results == 3 do this

 

foreach($otherfans as $other)
{
$displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);

?>
<a href="../u/<?php echo $other['username']; ?>"><?php echo $displayName; ?></a>
<?php
}

[dcro2]

I suppose you could keep count...

$i = 0;
foreach($otherfans as $other) {
  if($i==3) break;
  $i++;

I think you're looking for a switch statement.

[blacknight]

and to bring it all togeather

 

$i=0;
foreach($otherfans as $other)
{
if ($i==3) break:
$displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);						
echo '<a href="../u/'.$other['username'].'">'.$displayName.'</a>';
$i++;
}

[unemployment]

I suppose you could keep count...

$i = 0;
foreach($otherfans as $other) {
  if($i==3) break;
  $i++;

I think you're looking for a switch statement.

 

Yes, you put my on the right track but I need it to say... if the array has two people make it say john and jim and if the array has three people make it say john, jim and sally.  What logic am I missing?

 

$i = 0;

foreach($otherfans as $other)
{
	$displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);

	if ($i == 0) 
	{
	       ?>
		<a href="../u/<?php echo $other['username']; ?>"><?php echo $displayName; ?></a>
		<?php
	} 
	else if ($i == 1) 
	{
	       ?>
	       <a href="../u/<?php echo $other['username']; ?>"><?php echo $displayName; ?></a>
		<?php
	} 
	elseif ($i == 2) 
	{
	        ?>
		and <a href="../u/<?php echo $other['username']; ?>"><?php echo $displayName; ?></a>
		<?php
	}

$i++;
}

 

 

[dcro2]

Should've said that from the beginning

$max = 3;
$i = 1;
foreach($otherfans as $other) {
if($i > $max) break;
if($i > 1) echo ', ';
if($i == $max || $i == count($otherfans)) echo 'and ';

$displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);
echo '<a href="../u/'.$other['username'].'">'.$displayName.'</a>';
$i++;
}

[unemployment]

Should've said that from the beginning

$max = 3;
$i = 1;
foreach($otherfans as $other) {
if($i > $max) break;
if($i > 1) echo ', ';
if($i == $max || $i == count($otherfans)) echo 'and ';

$displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);
echo '<a href="../u/'.$other['username'].'">'.$displayName.'</a>';
$i++;
}

 

This code isn't working properly.  Maybe I need to be a little more clear.  Here at the result possibilities.

 

Tom is a fan of Microsoft along with Dan Hunting.

Tom is a fan of Microsoft along with Dan Hunting and Ben Gordon.

Tom is a fan of Microsoft along with Dan Hunting, Ben Gordon and Roger Klotz.

Tom is a fan of Microsoft along with Dan Hunting, Ben Gordon and Roger Klotz with 21 others.

 

Please help me achieve this...

[dcro2]

What exactly do you mean by not working properly? I don't know where the first part comes from so that's up to you.

$max = 3;
$i = 1;
foreach($otherfans as $other) {
if($i > $max) break;
if($i > 1) echo ', ';
if($i == $max || $i == count($otherfans)) echo 'and ';

$displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);
echo '<a href="../u/'.$other['username'].'">'.$displayName.'</a>';

if($i == $max && count($otherfans) > $i) {
	$others = count($otherfans) - $i;
	echo ' with '.$others.' other'.($others>1 ? 's' : '');
}
$i++;
}

[Zane]

Like has been mentioned already, you need a count to limit the otherfans.

 

$count = 0;
$alongWith = null;
foreach($otherfans as $other)  {
        $displayName = ucwords($other['firstname'].' '.$other['lastname']);
        $thisLink = "$displayName";
        
        if($count == 0) $alongWith = $thisLink;
        if($count == 1) $alongWith .= " and " . $thisLink;
        if($count == 2)	{
                    $alongWith = str_replace("and", ", " $alongWith) . " and " . $thisLink . " with " . (count($otherfans) -3)  .  " others";
                    break;
        }
        $count++;
}