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Posted by eholz1 on 02/09/07 23:03
On Feb 8, 6:42 pm, Rik <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> eholz1 <ewh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello PHP users,
>
> > I have a question, I would like to create a table on the fly, with
> > PHP. I have typically done this just
> > using the <?php echo ('<table><tr><td>some nice data</td><td>some
> > nicer data</td></tr></table'); ?>
>
> > sometimes I concatenate the tags: echo '<td>' . 'my data' . '</td>',
> > etc.
>
> > It is my desire to build a table with attributes (happily, mostly the
> > same) like border, padding, cellpadding, cellspacing, etc.
>
> All attributes that are much better served with css, so just give the
> table a class or id and adjust your css accordingly.
>
> > I will be creating the td's, and tr's based on how many images I pull
> > out of a MYSQL database.
> > so if I have 20 thumbnail images, I will end up with a table 4 thumbs
> > across, and 5 rows.
>
> What should be the logic? Saying it's dependant on the number with one
> example does not explain your intentions. It could be divided
> 1x20,2x10,4x5,5x4,10x2,20x1, and a lot of other possibilities with empty
> cells.
>
> > I am thinking about using a loop from the query in the db, which gives
> > me the image name, location, width,height, etc
> > and using the image data from the db, and adding the various table
> > tags to the php code.
>
> > any info on how to do this like a "real" programmer will help,
>
> 1. determine the dimensions based on the number of images
> 2. have a counter in your while loop
> 3. start a new row every N images, possibly using if($counter % N == 0)
> 4. clean up the table for good measure by echoing either empty cells
> untill the end of the row or one with a specific colspan.
>
> Then again, from an HTML standpoint this seems not to be a table. I'd say:
> just float the images to the left, possibly in their own div, and live
> get's just a little easier, and your html sementically correct. When
> they're a genuine list use <ul> and <li> accordingly, with inline or
> floated <li>'s
>
> --
> Rik Wasmus
Hello Rik,Geoff
thanks for the info - I will review my css for the page, etc. I am
planning to use a loop, and every 4 images, set a new row
like you suggest in #3 above. I have a class(es) for the table and
the tds, etc
I will give it a shot,
thanks!
ewholz
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