the simple way to do alternate row colors

adam_uk · 11-23-2004, 03:29 PM

everytime ive looked about at alternate row colors seen some long code which just isnt nesacary imo

heres the easyway, 3 variables, 1 if statement which can be nested in an iffstament
but heres the code

PHP Code:

  // the variables

$bgcolor="#c0c0c0";

$bgcolor1="#EFEFEF";

$bgcolor2="#c0c0c0"; // for one color leave this feild empty

 
// the if statment

if($bgcolor==$bgcolor1)

    {

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        $bgcolor=$bgcolor2;

    }

    else

    {

        $bgcolor=$bgcolor1;

    }

heres the code in an example

PHP Code:

   echo "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\">";

 
$bgcolor="#c0c0c0";

$bgcolor1="#EFEFEF";

$bgcolor2="";

$i=0;

while($i < 30)

{

if($bgcolor==$bgcolor1)

    {

        $bgcolor=$bgcolor2;

    }

    else

    {

        $bgcolor=$bgcolor1;

    } 

    echo "<tr bgcolor=$bgcolor><td>background color is $bgcolor</td></tr>";

    $i++;

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}

 
echo "</table>";

heres a demo
http://www.crooty.co.uk/scripts/alternaterows.php

it basically says if bgcolor equals bgcolor1 set bgcolor as bgcolor 2 and then it swaps it around and does it every time

deadserious · 12-09-2004, 03:05 AM

You can also write that like below to save yourself from writing the same thing twice and save a little coding. The ternary operator comes in handy for code like that.

PHP Code:

  echo "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\">"; 

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$bgcolor1="#c0c0c0"; 

$bgcolor2="#EFEFEF"; 

$i=0; 

 
while($i < 30) {

    $bgcolor = ($i % 2) ? $bgcolor1 : $bgcolor2; 

    echo "<tr bgcolor=$bgcolor><td>background color is $bgcolor</td></tr>"; 

    $i++; 

     

}

echo "</table>";

axilant · 12-10-2004, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by deadserious

You can also write that like below to save yourself from writing the same thing twice and save a little coding. The ternary operator comes in handy for code like that.

PHP Code:

  echo "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\">"; 

 
$bgcolor1="#c0c0c0"; 

$bgcolor2="#EFEFEF"; 

$i=0; 

 
while($i < 30) {

    $bgcolor = ($i % 2) ? $bgcolor1 : $bgcolor2; 

    echo "<tr bgcolor=$bgcolor><td>background color is $bgcolor</td></tr>"; 

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    $i++; 

     

}

echo "</table>";

when i saw the thread, i was going to post something like this.

i agree, this is the easiest way here

11-23-2004, 03:29 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,187	the simple way to do alternate row colors everytime ive looked about at alternate row colors seen some long code which just isnt nesacary imo heres the easyway, 3 variables, 1 if statement which can be nested in an iffstament but heres the code PHP Code: `// the variables $bgcolor="#c0c0c0"; $bgcolor1="#EFEFEF"; $bgcolor2="#c0c0c0"; // for one color leave this feild empty // the if statment if($bgcolor==$bgcolor1) { ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/code/56791-simple-way-do-alternate-row-colors.html $bgcolor=$bgcolor2; } else { $bgcolor=$bgcolor1; }` heres the code in an example PHP Code: `echo "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\">"; $bgcolor="#c0c0c0"; $bgcolor1="#EFEFEF"; $bgcolor2=""; $i=0; while($i < 30) { if($bgcolor==$bgcolor1) { $bgcolor=$bgcolor2; } else { $bgcolor=$bgcolor1; } echo "<tr bgcolor=$bgcolor><td>background color is $bgcolor</td></tr>"; $i++; ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=56791 } echo "</table>";` heres a demo http://www.crooty.co.uk/scripts/alternaterows.php it basically says if bgcolor equals bgcolor1 set bgcolor as bgcolor 2 and then it swaps it around and does it every time Last edited by adam_uk; 11-23-2004 at 03:34 PM.

12-09-2004, 03:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
deadserious Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,255	You can also write that like below to save yourself from writing the same thing twice and save a little coding. The ternary operator comes in handy for code like that. PHP Code: `echo "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\">"; ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=56791 $bgcolor1="#c0c0c0"; $bgcolor2="#EFEFEF"; $i=0; while($i < 30) { $bgcolor = ($i % 2) ? $bgcolor1 : $bgcolor2; echo "<tr bgcolor=$bgcolor><td>background color is $bgcolor</td></tr>"; $i++; } echo "</table>";`

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