changing row colors

[mnymkr]

I am dumping a database table....it has 4 columns and about 260 rows


i would like for the each row in a set of 3 to be a different shade of grey


row1 - grey
row2 - light grey
row3 - darkgrey

repeat


what the best way to accomplish this?

[nico_swd]

function get_color()
{
static $current = 0;
static $colors = array(
'#666666',
'#999999',
'#CCCCCC'
);

return $colors[$current++ % sizeof($colors)];
}



Set the colors in the function itself. As many as you want.

And then in your loop just do:



while (/* condition */)
{
$background = get_color();

// Do whatever with background
}

[mnymkr]

that is amazing

you know i know so crazy things, like how to grow alumina nanotube and attach proteins but sometimes the elegance in php amazes me


thank you thank you

and teach me teach me LOL

[nico_swd]

It was an interesting programming experience for me too. :) I was trying to keep the function as short as possible.

It took me a moment to think of using the modulus operator.

[mnymkr]

yeah that is really cool. worked perfectly