Taking function() in a variable

---- calendar function code here ----
showCalendar();


I want to take this function in variable like bellow

$calendar = showCalendar();

Is it possible? How can I take? I used $calendar = showCalendar(); but it prints calendar not placed in the variable $calendar.

 

Hey,

If I understand this correctly, you want to place the calendar output inside the variable $calendar. So you can either use it somewhere else or print the $calendar var.

It's all down to the function design, for example -

function showCalendar() {
      //Do all calendar code here,
      //But instead of using Print or Echo
      //Place it in a variable and return it. Like so.
      $retCal = "some code here";
      $retCal .= "<br />some more code here";
      return $retCal;
}

PHP:

With the example function above, if you used -

$calendar = showCalendar();

PHP:

The $calendar variable would contain: "some code here <br /> some more code here" instead of it being displayed on the page.

I hope I described it properly, it can be a tad confusing when first dealing with functions and return values.

PS. The best way to get help is to post the actual showCalendar function code.

Regards,

Steve

 

The easy way (even if you use echo):

function showCalendar() {
    ob_start();

    // Your old code

    $htmlCode = ob_get_contents();
    ob_end_clean();
    return $htmlCode;
}

$calendar = showCalendar();

echo $calendar;

PHP:

Peace,

 

Steve136
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function showCalendar(){
// Get key day informations.
// We need the first and last day of the month and the actual day
$today = getdate();
$firstDay = getdate(mktime(0,0,0,$today['mon'],1,$today['year']));
$lastDay = getdate(mktime(0,0,0,$today['mon']+1,0,$today['year']));


// Create a table with the necessary header informations
echo '<table>';
echo ' <tr><th colspan="7">'.$today['month']." - ".$today['year']."</th></tr>";
echo '<tr class="days">';
echo ' <td>Mo</td><td>Tu</td><td>We</td><td>Th</td>';
echo ' <td>Fr</td><td>Sa</td><td>Su</td></tr>';


// Display the first calendar row with correct positioning
echo '<tr>';
for($i=1;$i<$firstDay['wday'];$i++){
echo '<td>&nbsp;</td>';
}
$actday = 0;
for($i=$firstDay['wday'];$i<=7;$i++){
$actday++;
if ($actday == $today['mday']) {
$class = ' class="actday"';
} else {
$class = '';
}
echo "<td$class>$actday</td>";
}
echo '</tr>';

//Get how many complete weeks are in the actual month
$fullWeeks = floor(($lastDay['mday']-$actday)/7);

for ($i=0;$i<$fullWeeks;$i++){
echo '<tr>';
for ($j=0;$j<7;$j++){
$actday++;
if ($actday == $today['mday']) {
$class = ' class="actday"';
} else {
$class = '';
}
echo "<td$class>$actday</td>";
}
echo '</tr>';
}

//Now display the rest of the month
if ($actday < $lastDay['mday']){
echo '<tr>';

for ($i=0; $i<7;$i++){
$actday++;
if ($actday == $today['mday']) {
$class = ' class="actday"';
} else {
$class = '';
}

if ($actday <= $lastDay['mday']){
echo "<td$class>$actday</td>";
}
else {
echo '<td>&nbsp;</td>';
}
}


echo '</tr>';
}

echo '</table>';
}

// ============= end function ==================

$month_calendar = "showCalendar()";

$template->replace("month_calendar", $month_calendar);



I will use {month_calendar} in my template (.html) file (any where i want)
But when I declare $month_calendar in my php file the it prints at the top of page without temple calling

 

Hi,

It's better using function name, but when you need var, try the following:

$month_calendar = &showCalendar();

PHP:

Regards

 

It depends on exactly how your template class works... but for my template classes this would fix it for you:
function showCalendar(){
// Get key day informations.
// We need the first and last day of the month and the actual day
$today = getdate();
$firstDay = getdate(mktime(0,0,0,$today['mon'],1,$today['year']));
$lastDay = getdate(mktime(0,0,0,$today['mon']+1,0,$today['year']));

$output = '';
// Create a table with the necessary header informations
$output .= '<table>';
$output .= ' <tr><th colspan="7">'.$today['month']." - ".$today['year']."</th></tr>";
$output .= '<tr class="days">';
$output .= ' <td>Mo</td><td>Tu</td><td>We</td><td>Th</td>';
$output .= ' <td>Fr</td><td>Sa</td><td>Su</td></tr>';


// Display the first calendar row with correct positioning
$output .= '<tr>';
for($i=1;$i<$firstDay['wday'];$i++){
$output .= '<td>&nbsp;</td>';
}
$actday = 0;
for($i=$firstDay['wday'];$i<=7;$i++){
$actday++;
if ($actday == $today['mday']) {
$class = ' class="actday"';
} else {
$class = '';
}
$output .= "<td$class>$actday</td>";
}
$output .= '</tr>';

//Get how many complete weeks are in the actual month
$fullWeeks = floor(($lastDay['mday']-$actday)/7);

for ($i=0;$i<$fullWeeks;$i++){
$output .= '<tr>';
for ($j=0;$j<7;$j++){
$actday++;
if ($actday == $today['mday']) {
$class = ' class="actday"';
} else {
$class = '';
}
$output .= "<td$class>$actday</td>";
}
$output .= '</tr>';
}

//Now display the rest of the month
if ($actday < $lastDay['mday']){
$output .= '<tr>';

for ($i=0; $i<7;$i++){
$actday++;
if ($actday == $today['mday']) {
$class = ' class="actday"';
} else {
$class = '';
}

if ($actday <= $lastDay['mday']){
$output .= "<td$class>$actday</td>";
}
else {
$output .= '<td>&nbsp;</td>';
}
}


$output .= '</tr>';
}

$output .= '</table>';
return $output;
}

// ============= end function ==================

$month_calendar = showCalendar();

$template->replace("month_calendar", $month_calendar);


Let me know if that helped.

Matthew

 

Based on the showCalendar() function, this will not work as you want it to.

You need to rewrite the showCalendar() function so that the data is stored in a variable and returned instead of echoing it.

 

koko5 ,

output is same.

 

Can you please share code for template class , function $template->replace()

 

GreenWithEnvy ,

Your editing worked perfectly. THANK YOU SO MUCH

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