Version: 1.1
Type: Function
Category: Algorithms
License: Other
Description: A function that takes as input a character-delimited string and returns a multidimensional array.
<? // Begin PHP processing;
echo "<body bgcolor=gray>";
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// Function for reading a single dimension (column) array into a multiple dimension array
// Copyright 2000 by J.G. Smirniotopoulos
// Made available for non-commercial public use, provided this copyright attribution is intact
// Requires:
// $cols = number of columns for output array
// $buffers = single column array with cell values separated by commas ( , )
//
// NOTE: You can clearly organize your data into columns this way;
// The first row (0) can optionally be used for column headings;
// Each entry (line) must end with a comma ( , );
//
// SAMPLE Array using comma [,] as separator;
//
$buffers="
Numbers, Roman<br>Numerals, English, Greek,
1, I, one, ena,
2, II, two, dio,
3, III, three, tria,
4, IV, four, tecera
";// end string;
$buff = explode (",", $buffers);
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// Create Multidimensional Array
//
// requires array $buff;
// requires number of columns for output table $cols;
$cols=4;// define number of columns here;
function make_table($cols,$buff){
$rows=((count($buff))/$cols); // calculate number of rows;
echo "Total Items = ".count($buff)."<br>";
echo "Columns = ".$cols."<br>";
echo "Total Rows = ".$rows."<br>";
echo "<table valign=top align=center border=2 bgcolor=blue>";
$item=0;
while ($item < (count($buff))):
for ($row=0; $row < $rows; $row++){
if (($row%2)==0){echo "<tr bgcolor=orange>";}else{echo "<tr bgcolor=yellow>";};
if ($row>0){
echo "<td>Row Number ". ($row)." </td>";
}else{
echo "<td><b>Column Titles ==></b></td>";
}
for ($col=0; $col < $cols; $col++){
$myarray[$row][$col]=$buff[$item];
echo "<td>".$myarray[$row][$col] ;// optional display;
// if ((($col+1)%$cols)!=0) { echo " - is associated with - ";};// optional display;
echo "</td>";
$item++;// loop items;
}// loop columns;
echo "<br>";
echo "</tr>";
}// loop rows;
endwhile ;
echo "</table>";
}// end function make_table;
make_table(4,$buff);// number of columns, input array;
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// End PHP processing;
?>
