Need some help with a menu-bar function

[Martien van Wanrooij]

I often use a function to create a list of links that are included in
several sites and disable the link that refers to the site itself

<?php
function maakZoNodigLink ($omschrijving, $verwijzing)
{
$locatie = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
if (strstr($locati e, $verwijzing)) //actual page
should not be linked
echo $omschrijving." <br>\n";
else echo ("<a href = \"$verwijzing\" >$omschrijvin g</a><br>\n"); //other
pages are linked }
?>

Somewhere else in the page I do something like:
<?php
maakZoNodigLink ("Hoofdpagina", "main.php") ;
maakZoNodigLink ("Geschiedenis" , "gesch.php" );
?>

Although it works okay, I have to do some editing when I use the function
for another site. E.g. in this example every link is followed by a <br> and
when want to create a menu bar like [home][hobby's][contact] and the actual
link should not be underlined, I have to realise a lot of changes *within*
the function itself.
I have been thinking about possibilities to create an additional variable
like $separator = "<br>" but I don't know where to locate it. Besides I
wonder if there is a more efficient way then callling the maakZoNodigLink
function several times, as I do in the example above.
Would like some feedback because I have the feeling that I am doing things
in a more complicated way then I should do :-)
Thanks for any help,

Martien van Wanrooij

[Jon Kraft]

Re: Need some help with a menu-bar function

"Martien van Wanrooij" <info@martienva nwanrooij.nl> wrote:
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> <?php
> function maakZoNodigLink ($omschrijving, $verwijzing)
> {
> $locatie = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
> if (strstr($locati e, $verwijzing))
> echo $omschrijving." <br>\n";
> else echo ("<a href = \"$verwijzing\" >$omschrijvin g</a><br>\n");
> //other
> pages are linked }
> ?>
>
> Although it works okay, I have to do some editing when I use the
> function for another site. E.g. in this example every link is followed
> by a <br> and when want to create a menu bar like
> [home][hobby's][contact] and the actual link should not be underlined,[/color]

You could add a parameter which has a default value, e.g.:

function maakZoNodigLink ($omschrijving, $verwijzing, $separator="<br
/>")
{
$locatie = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
if (strstr($locati e, $verwijzing))
echo $omschrijving.$ separator."\n";
else echo ("<a href = \"$verwijzing\" >$omschrijvin g</a>".
$separator."\n" );
}

If you want to change the layout, give the additional parameter with a
different separator, e.g.:

echo "[";
maakZoNodigLink ("Hoofdpagina", "main.php", "][");
maakZoNodigLink ("Geschiedenis" , "gesch.php" , "]");

The original call to the function will still work as well:
maakZoNodigLink ("Geschiedenis" , "gesch.php" );

HTH;
JOn




HTH;
JOn

[Martien van Wanrooij]

Re: Need some help with a menu-bar function


"Jon Kraft" <jon@jonux.co.u k> schreef in bericht
news:Xns948DB6C CFD021jonjonuxc ouk@130.133.1.1 7...[color=blue]
> You could add a parameter which has a default value, e.g.:
>
> function maakZoNodigLink ($omschrijving, $verwijzing, $separator="<br[/color]

[...][color=blue]
> If you want to change the layout, give the additional parameter with a
> different separator, e.g.:
> echo "[";
> The original call to the function will still work as well:
> maakZoNodigLink ("Geschiedenis" , "gesch.php" );[/color]
Thank you John, this really helps a lot :-)

Martien.