layout function

[frizzle]

Hi there,

i want to build a function to create layout parts.
It has to create tables.

What i want now is to have the following function:
function doTable($state, $width, $height);
{
echo ($state === 1)? '<table width="'.$width .'"
height="'.$heig ht.'"><tr><td>' : '</td></tr></table>'

};
(extremely simlified)

And call it this way:

doTable(1, 350, 400);

echo 'table content';

doTable(0);

Can/How do i handle the 'missing variables' in the second 'doTable()'?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings Frizzle.

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: layout function

frizzle wrote:[color=blue]
> Can/How do i handle the 'missing variables' in the second 'doTable()'?
>[/color]

function doTable($state, $width = 0, $height = 0)


JW

[frizzle]

Re: layout function

If i'm not mistaking, do i implement
the following in the function:

echo ($width != 0)? 'width is set' : 'width isn't set';

Greetings Frizzle.

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: layout function

frizzle wrote:[color=blue]
> If i'm not mistaking, do i implement
> the following in the function:
>
> echo ($width != 0)? 'width is set' : 'width isn't set';
>[/color]

Yep. Alternatively, you can just make the $state argument leading; when it's
0 close the table, ignoring the $width and $height arguments and open a new
table otherwise.


JW

[frizzle]

Re: layout function

what do you mean with making the $state argument leading?
Indeed, it's meant to close the table when $state === 0, but i
don't quite understand your last answer.
Thanks for helping by the way!!!!!

Greetings Frizzle.

[Marcin Dobrucki]

Re: layout function

frizzle wrote:[color=blue]
> i want to build a function to create layout parts.
> It has to create tables.[/color]

How about looking at HTML_Table from PEAR? It will generate tables
for you, and you can pass arguments for height, etc. Its a life saver
after you try to modify your table layout later.

/Marcin

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: layout function

frizzle wrote:[color=blue]
> what do you mean with making the $state argument leading?
> Indeed, it's meant to close the table when $state === 0, but i
> don't quite understand your last answer.
> Thanks for helping by the way!!!!!
>[/color]

function whatever($state , $w = 0, $h = 0) {
if ($state == 0) {
// Close and full stop, don't care about
// the values of $w & $h
} else {
// Do something with $w & $h
}
}


JW