Loop gone backwards ...

[QUACK]

I created a template class in Python worked perfect. I decided to convert it to PHP.

It works as expected execpt one thing. When I do a loop and assign the block it counts backwards. Ill explaine ...


[code]<?php
#########################################################
# FILENAME: template.php
# COPYRIGHT: (C) 2006, Kyle King (aibotca@yahoo.ca )
#########################################################

########################################
# Class: Template
# 1: set_file.
# 2: assign_vars.
# 3: assign_block.
# 4: delete_block.
# 5: parse.
########################################
class Template
{
    var $new_tpl;

    ########################################
    # Function: set_file
    # 1: template, string.
    ########################################
    function set_file ( $template )
    {
        # Set new_tpl to the contents of $template
        $this->new_tpl    = file_get_contents ( $template );
    }

    ########################################
    # Function: assign_vars
    # 1: array, array.
    ########################################
    function assign_vars ( $array )
    {
        # Loop though the array.
        foreach ( $array AS $key => $value )
        {
            # Replace the key with the value in new_tpl.
            $this->new_tpl    = str_replace ( '{' . $key . '}', $value, $this->new_tpl );
        }
    }

    ########################################
    # Function: assign_block
    # 1: block_name, string.
    # 2: array, array.
    ########################################
    function assign_block ( $block_name, $array )
    {
        # Get all the block, put them in an array.
        preg_match ( '#<!-- BEGIN ' . $block_name . ' -->\n(.+)\n<!-- END ' . $block_name . ' -->#', $this->new_tpl, $match );
        $block    = $match [ 1 ];

        # Loop though the array.
        foreach ( $array AS $key => $value )
        {
            # Replace key with value in block.
            $block = str_replace ( '{' . $block_name . '.' . $key . '}', $value, $block );
        }

        # Replace keys with old keys + block in new_tpl.
        $this->new_tpl    = str_replace ( $match[ 0 ], $match[ 0 ] . $block, $this->new_tpl );
    }

    ########################################
    # Function: delete_block
    # 1: block_name, string.
    ########################################
    function delete_block ( $block_name )
    {
        # Get rid of the old keys and blocks.
        $this->new_tpl = preg_replace ( '#<!-- BEGIN ' . $block_name . ' -->\n(.+)\n<!-- END ' . $block_name . ' -->#', '', $this->new_tpl );
    }

    ########################################
    # Function: parse
    ########################################
    function parse ( )
    {
        # Print it out onto the page ^^
        print $this->new_tpl;
    }
}

$template    = new Template ( );

$template->set_file ( 'example.tpl' );
$template->assign_vars ( array (
    'L_EXAMPLE' => 'Example One ...',
    'L_EXAMPLE2' => 'Example Two ...' )
);

for ( $i = 0; $i < 3; $i++ )
{
    $template->assign_block ( 'example_block', array (
        'S_LOOPTEST' => 'Value: ' . $i )
    );
}
$template->delete_block ( 'example_block' );

for ( $x = 0; $x < 3; $x++ )
{
    $template->assign_block ( 'example_block2', array (
        'S_LOOPTEST2' => 'Value: ' . $x )
    );
}
$template->delete_block ( 'example_block2' );


$template->parse ( );

?>[/code]

[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
for ( $i = 0; $i < 3; $i++ )
{
$template->assign_block ( 'example_block', array (
'S_LOOPTEST' => 'Value: ' . $i )
);
}
$template->delete_block ( 'example_block' );[/quote]

Thats what does the looping :/

Now this is whats in example.tpl:
[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]{L_EXAMPLE}<br />{L_EXAMPLE2}
<br />
<br />
<!-- BEGIN example_block -->
{example_block.S_LOOPTEST}<br />
<!-- END example_block -->
<br />
<br />
<!-- BEGIN example_block2 -->
<b>{example_block2.S_LOOPTEST2}</b><br />
<!-- END example_block2 -->[/quote]

It outputs
[code]Example One ...
Example Two ...

Value: 2
Value: 1
Value: 0

Value 2: 2
Value 2: 1
Value 2: 0[/code]

Why is it going backwards :(. See assign_block in the PHP code thats what does the block :(

Thanks

[.-INSANE-.]

ok im not very good in PHP so this may not help but i dont think u set a value it looks empty to me but like i said im not good so dont flame me for this

[wickning1]

I'll try and illustrate what's happening.

<!-- BEGIN example_block -->
{example_block.S_LOOPTEST}<br />
<!-- END example_block -->

you run assign_block and it does this:

<!-- BEGIN example_block -->
{example_block.S_LOOPTEST}<br />
<!-- END example_block -->
Value: 0<br />

Run it again and you get:

<!-- BEGIN example_block -->
{example_block.S_LOOPTEST}<br />
<!-- END example_block -->
Value: 1<br />
Value: 0<br />

Run it again and you get:

<!-- BEGIN example_block -->
{example_block.S_LOOPTEST}<br />
<!-- END example_block -->
Value: 2<br />
Value: 1<br />
Value: 0<br />

Run delete_block and you get:

Value: 2<br />
Value: 1<br />
Value: 0<br />

Now I don't know exactly what you're shooting for but you could fix it by printing the values above the block:

[code]   function assign_block ( $block_name, $array )
      ...
      # Replace keys with old keys + block in new_tpl.
      $this->new_tpl = str_replace ( $match[ 0 ], $block . $match[ 0 ], $this->new_tpl );
   }[/code]

[QUACK]

ah $block . $match[ 0 ] worked >.< all i had to do was switch it haha thanks very much

it does:

Value: 0
Value: 1
Value: 2

:) and ur statement was correct, it leave the block there and adds more too it until it deleted, simpel and works.