Renameing variables

[Boyd Pearson]

Below is a section of my code - i would like to be able to put the
variable renaming bit in to a function so that i don't have to keep
cutting and pasting it. the function would take (in this case) $sculp and
$paint_draw as its arguments. I spent a very long day failing to get it
to work -any help appreciated.



PHP:
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case artbycas:

$table_name = array('artbycas _paint_draw', 'artbycas_sculp ');
create_output($ table_name);

randomize (1,2); //pick $numbers
$z = 1;
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
$paint_draw[$z++] = $output[$currNum]; //rename $output[foo]
} //$paint_draw[1] , $paint_draw[2]

randomize (3,4);
$z = 1;
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
$sculp[$z++] = $output[$currNum];
}

break;

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[Randell D.]

Re: Renameing variables


"Boyd Pearson" <boyd@dont.spam .me> wrote in message
news:MPG.19da21 e218c8a3f298968 7@news.slingsho t.co.nz...[color=blue]
> Below is a section of my code - i would like to be able to put the
> variable renaming bit in to a function so that i don't have to keep
> cutting and pasting it. the function would take (in this case) $sculp and
> $paint_draw as its arguments. I spent a very long day failing to get it
> to work -any help appreciated.
>
>
>
> PHP:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
>
> case artbycas:
>
> $table_name = array('artbycas _paint_draw', 'artbycas_sculp ');
> create_output($ table_name);
>
> randomize (1,2); //pick $numbers
> $z = 1;
> foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
> $paint_draw[$z++] = $output[$currNum]; //rename $output[foo]
> } //$paint_draw[1] , $paint_draw[2]
>
> randomize (3,4);
> $z = 1;
> foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
> $sculp[$z++] = $output[$currNum];
> }
>
> break;
>[/color]

I have some difficulty understanding exactly what you want to do - I believe
you want $paint_draw to have a copy of $output, except that $paint_draw has
its elements in random order (when compared to $output).

True?

If thats the case, why not try something like what I have below, instead of
a foreach loop?

<?
srand((float) microtime() * 10000000);
$paint_draw=shu ffle($output);
?>

OR

<?
srand((float) microtime() * 10000000);
$numberOfElemen ts=count($outpu t);
$paint_draw=arr ay_rand($output , $numberOfElemen ts);
?>

[Boyd Pearson]

Re: Renameing variables

In article <eQJbb.1018948$ 3C2.22684288@ne ws3.calgary.sha w.ca>,
you.can.email.m e.at.randelld@y ahoo.com says...[color=blue]
>
> "Boyd Pearson" <boyd@dont.spam .me> wrote in message
> news:MPG.19da21 e218c8a3f298968 7@news.slingsho t.co.nz...[color=green]
> > Below is a section of my code - i would like to be able to put the
> > variable renaming bit in to a function so that i don't have to keep
> > cutting and pasting it. the function would take (in this case) $sculp and
> > $paint_draw as its arguments. I spent a very long day failing to get it
> > to work -any help appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > PHP:
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > -------
> >
> > case artbycas:
> >
> > $table_name = array('artbycas _paint_draw', 'artbycas_sculp ');
> > create_output($ table_name);
> >
> > randomize (1,2); //pick $numbers
> > $z = 1;
> > foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
> > $paint_draw[$z++] = $output[$currNum]; //rename $output[foo]
> > } //$paint_draw[1] , $paint_draw[2]
> >
> > randomize (3,4);
> > $z = 1;
> > foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
> > $sculp[$z++] = $output[$currNum];
> > }
> >
> > break;
> >[/color]
>
> I have some difficulty understanding exactly what you want to do - I believe
> you want $paint_draw to have a copy of $output, except that $paint_draw has
> its elements in random order (when compared to $output).
>
> True?[/color]

Sort of $numbers will be two randomly generated numbers with in a
predifined scope say 19 and 4 . so i want

$paint_draw[1] = $output[19];
$paint_draw[1] = $output[4];

i have over a dozen sections (such as paint_draw and sculp) so i want to
be able to pass $paint_draw or $sculp (as foo) or one of the other dozen,
along with the two numbers in $numbers to create

$foo[1] = $output[19];
$foo[1] = $output[4];


I imagine it would look something like

randomize (3,4); //has created unique $numbers
renameit($sculp ); //sends $sculp for the new variable name

and then the function

function renameit($var){
$z = 1;
foreach ($numbers as $currNum){
$var[$z++] = $output[$currNum]; //creates $sculp[1 and 2]
}
}



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