Echo variable depending on it's number...

[Gibbs]

I'm looking for a better way to achieve what i'm trying to do...

At the moment I have a database entry that is a number below 5. I want to echo something the same amount of times the number is. So if the number is 1 then it draws one picture, if it's 2 then two pictures.

Now what I'm doing works, don't get me wrong, but surely there is a better and less time consuming method then what is being done below?

[code=php:0]if ($resulta['demerits'] == 1)
{
echo "<td width=\"18\"><img src=\"img/icons/demerit.jpg\" border=\"0\"></img></td>";
}
elseif ($resulta['demerits'] == 2)
{
echo "<td width=\"18\"><img src=\"img/icons/demerit.jpg\" border=\"0\"></img></td>";
echo "<td width=\"18\"><img src=\"img/icons/demerit.jpg\" border=\"0\"></img></td>";
}[/code]

Thanks for any replies :D

[kenrbnsn]

Use a "for" loop:
[code]<?php
for ($i=0;$i<$resulta['demerits'];$i++)
    echo '<td width="18"><img src="img/icons/demerit.jpg" border="0"></img></td>';
?>[/code]

Ken

[Gibbs]

That's brilliant. I was actually thinking about for loops, havent used them for years though and completely forgot the method for them.

Thanks!  ;D