How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on of the above array usingthe foreach loop function?

**Rik Wasmus** · Jun 2 '08, 10:37 AM

Re: How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on of the above array using the foreach loop function?

On Sun, 25 May 2008 02:27:20 +0200, SM <servandomonter o@gmail.comwrot e:

Hello,
>
I have an array that holds images path of cd covers. The array looks
like this:
>
$cd = array(
589=>'sylver.jp g',
782=>'bigone.jp g',
158=>'dime.jpg'
);
>
I'm using a string key because i need to reference the CD in web pages
like this:

http://www.webname.com/?cd=589

>
Also, because i want to be able to add elements in between and the key
string must remain.
$cd = array(
364=>'Moonlight .jpg,
589=>'sylver.jp g',
782=>'bigone.jp g',
925=>'liar.jpg' ,
158=>'dime.jpg'
);
>
With this array, i'm creating a thumbnail of cd covers. I'm also using
PHP pagination. I pick the first 3 elements and show the first 3
>
cd covers and so on..
>
>
So, here's my question: How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on
of the above array using the foreach loop function. Or should i use a
foreach loop in this case.
>
Can i use the foreach function to loop from n element to n element?
>
Here's what the code to contruct the thumbnail looks like. I'm using a
for loop but even with the for loop, i don't know how to get the key
string and the value referenced.
>
$start=0;
$perpage = 3;
for($i = $start; $i < $perpage $i++)
{
<a href="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>?cd=<?php echo ??get the
key string??; ?>">
<img src="images/cd/thumbs/<?php echo ???get the value???; ?>"
alt="" />
</a>
}

$start = 0;
$perpage = 3;
$current = array_slice($cd ,$start,$perpag e);
foreach($curren t as $key =$value) //...print out...
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Rik Wasmus
....spamrun finished

**Jerry Stuckle** · Jun 2 '08, 10:37 AM

Re: How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on of the above arrayusing the foreach loop function?

SM wrote:

Hello,
>
I have an array that holds images path of cd covers. The array looks
like this:
>
$cd = array(
589=>'sylver.jp g',
782=>'bigone.jp g',
158=>'dime.jpg'
);
>
I'm using a string key because i need to reference the CD in web pages
like this:

http://www.webname.com/?cd=589

>
Also, because i want to be able to add elements in between and the key
string must remain.
$cd = array(
364=>'Moonlight .jpg,
589=>'sylver.jp g',
782=>'bigone.jp g',
925=>'liar.jpg' ,
158=>'dime.jpg'
);
>
With this array, i'm creating a thumbnail of cd covers. I'm also using
PHP pagination. I pick the first 3 elements and show the first 3
>
cd covers and so on..
>
>
So, here's my question: How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on
of the above array using the foreach loop function. Or should i use a
foreach loop in this case.
>
Can i use the foreach function to loop from n element to n element?
>
Here's what the code to contruct the thumbnail looks like. I'm using a
for loop but even with the for loop, i don't know how to get the key
string and the value referenced.
>
$start=0;
$perpage = 3;
for($i = $start; $i < $perpage $i++)
{
<a href="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>?cd=<?php echo ??get the
key string??; ?>">
<img src="images/cd/thumbs/<?php echo ???get the value???; ?>"
alt="" />
</a>
}
>
Any ideas?
Marco

You could use a foreach loop. But if you're always going to be looking
at 3 elements, I might think of something like (not checked for syntax
or validity):

function showImage($key, $value) {
echo "<a href='{$SERVER['PHP_SELF']}cd=" .urlencode($key ) ."'>\n";
echo "<img src='images/cd/thumbs/$value' alt=''></a>";
}

reset($cd);
showImage(key($ cd), current($cd));
next($cd);
showImage(key($ cd), current($cd));
next($cd);
showImage(key($ cd), current($cd));

Of course there are a bunch of other ways to do it, also.

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SM · Jun 2 '08, 10:37 AM

Re: How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on of the above arrayusing the foreach loop function?

On May 24, 9:01 pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe... @hotmail.comwro te:

On Sun, 25 May 2008 02:27:20 +0200, SM <servandomont.. .@gmail.comwrot e:

Hello,

>

I have an array that holds images path of cd covers. The array looks
like this:

>

$cd = array(
589=>'sylver.jp g',
782=>'bigone.jp g',
158=>'dime.jpg'
);

>

I'm using a string key because i need to reference the CD in web pages
like this:
http://www.webname.com/?cd=589

>

Also, because i want to be able to add elements in between and the key
string must remain.
$cd = array(
364=>'Moonlight .jpg,
589=>'sylver.jp g',
782=>'bigone.jp g',
925=>'liar.jpg' ,
158=>'dime.jpg'
);

>

With this array, i'm creating a thumbnail of cd covers. I'm also using
PHP pagination. I pick the first 3 elements and show the first 3

>

cd covers and so on..

>

So, here's my question: How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on
of the above array using the foreach loop function. Or should i use a
foreach loop in this case.

>

Can i use the foreach function to loop from n element to n element?

>

Here's what the code to contruct the thumbnail looks like. I'm using a
for loop but even with the for loop, i don't know how to get the key
string and the value referenced.

>

$start=0;
$perpage = 3;
for($i = $start; $i < $perpage $i++)
{
<a href="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>?cd=<?php echo ??get the
key string??; ?>">
<img src="images/cd/thumbs/<?php echo ???get the value???; ?>"
alt="" />
</a>
}

>
$start = 0;
$perpage = 3;
$current = array_slice($cd ,$start,$perpag e);
foreach($curren t as $key =$value) //...print out...
--
Rik Wasmus
...spamrun finished

Thanks Rik. It's such a clean & simple solution and yet so powerful.
Just the way i like them. I've done some research about the function
and just wanna mention to the folks out there that the array_slice()
will reorder and reset the array indices by default. You can change
this behaviour by setting preserve_keys to TRUE. So, in my example i
would do it like this:
$current = array_slice($cd ,$start,$perpag e, true);
foreach($curren t as $key =$value) //...print out...
--

Thansk again
Marco

How do i pick the 3 first elements and so on of the above array usingthe foreach loop function?

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