Working out win/loss scores (help)

[Mutley]

So I made a script that determins if team "York" wins, loses or draws depending on the database.

The problem I have is I want it to do it for all teams with the word "York" in, so "York B" or "York C" it will still work it out. How do I do this? Because at the moment it only works if the value is exactly "York" I want it to do it if it contains.

Heres my code:

[code]if(!is_numeric($scorehome)){
?><span class="notplayed">&nbsp;</span><?
}
else {

if($scorehome == $scoreaway) {
?><span class="draw">Draw</span><?
}
else
{

if($home == York) {
if($scorehome > $scoreaway) {
$home?> <span class="win">Win</span> <?
}
else {
$away?> <span class="loss">Loss</span> <?
}
}

else {
if($away == York) {
if($scorehome < $scoreaway) {
$home?> <span class="win">Win</span> <?
}
else {
$away?> <span class="loss">Loss</span> <?
}
}
}
}
}
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[tleisher]

Replace the word York with $team, and if you want numerous dynamic teams I would use a mysql database to store the information.

[Mutley]

So:

[code]$team = York
.$team = York B
.$team = York C[/code]
etc'

Before the code?

[Mutley]

Is there no way to do anything that CONTAINS "York", so I don't have to keep typing them out?

[Barand]

strpos()

[code]
<?php
$teams = array ('York', 'Leeds', 'York A', 'Bradford', 'York B');

foreach ($teams as $team) {
    if (strpos($team,'York') !== false) {
        echo $team . '<br />';
    }
}

?>
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[Mutley]

Thanks Barand, so would the final result be this:

[code]
foreach ("York" as "York") {
    if (strpos('York') !== false) {

if(!is_numeric($scorehome)){
?><span class="notplayed">&nbsp;</span><?
}
else {

if($scorehome == $scoreaway) {
?><span class="draw">Draw</span><?
}
else
{

if($home == York) {
if($scorehome > $scoreaway) {
$home?> <span class="win">Win</span> <?
}
else {
$away?> <span class="loss">Loss</span> <?
}
}

else {
if($away == York) {
if($scorehome < $scoreaway) {
$home?> <span class="win">Win</span> <?
}
else {
$away?> <span class="loss">Loss</span> <?
}
}
}
}
}
?>
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[Barand]

http://www.php.net/foreach
http://www.php.net/strpos

[Mutley]

I've tried using it as the examples show in the manual but no luck.

Should

strpos("York")

Not work? As in, if it is "York" or contains "York"?

[Barand]

strpos takes at least 2 arguments
[code]
if (strpos($haystack, $needle) !== false)
[/code]

ie search the haystack and see if it contains a needle

[Mutley]

Aha, I understand now, got it to work, I used this:

[code]if(!is_numeric($scorehome)){
?><span class="notplayed">&nbsp;</span><?
}
else {

if($scorehome == $scoreaway) {
?><span class="draw">Draw</span><?
}
else
{
if (strpos($home, York) !== false) {
if($scorehome > $scoreaway) {
$home?> <span class="win">Win</span> <?
}
else {
$away?> <span class="loss">Loss</span> <?
}
}

else {
if (strpos($away, York) !== false) {
if($scorehome < $scoreaway) {
$home?> <span class="win">Win</span> <?
}
else {
$away?> <span class="loss">Loss</span> <?
}
}
}
}
}
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Thanks alot Barand. :)