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[forumnz]

What should I look up on php.net regarding swapping bg colors in multiple row displays.

It has a % in it i think.

 

I want row 1 to have bg color $a and row 2 to have $b, 3 to have $a, 4 to have $b etc.

 

Thanks.

[PHP Monkeh]

<?php

$color1 = "#FFFFFF";
$color2 = "#000000";

$i=0;

while($i<10) {

if($i % 2 == 0) {
$bgColor = $color1;
} else {
$bgColor = $color2;
}

$i++;

}
?>

 

Obivously replace your while() loop etc, it was just to show how it works.  Aslong as you have something in your loop so you can keep track of the total number of loops, otherwise it won't alternate.

[forumnz]

Thanks but what is the function?

I want to look it up on php.net.

 

Thanks,

Sam.

[KrisNz]

modulo - thats the remainder of a division of two numbers.

[roopurt18]

% is the modulo operator.  It returns the remainder of a division.  Thus you can alternate between indexes into an array with the following:

 

$arr = Array('white', 'black');
for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++){
  echo $arr[$i % 2];
}

[forumnz]

Thanks,

 

I have this loop:

 

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
  $business_name = $row['business_name'];
  echo "<div id=listingmain>" . $business_name . "</div>";
  }

 

How would I incorporate the 'swapping' into it?

 

I think I would have to do something in the first div? Like:

 

echo "<div id=listingmain style=background-color:#" . $arr . ";>" . $business_name . "</div>";

 

Is that along the right lines?

 

Thanks,

Sam.

[roopurt18]

You need:

1) A variable that counts

2) An array that contains the values to toggle between.

 

I don't see either.

 

Also, not placing your HTML-attribute values inside of quotes is wrong, wrong, wrong!