layout function

[frizzle]

Hi there,

i want to build a function to create layout parts.
It has to create tables.

What i want now is to have the following function:
function doTable($state, $width, $height);
{
echo ($state === 1)? '<table width="'.$width.'"
height="'.$height.'"><tr><td>' : '</td></tr></table>'

};
(extremely simlified)

And call it this way:

doTable(1, 350, 400);

echo 'table content';

doTable(0);

Can/How do i handle the 'missing variables' in the second 'doTable()'?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings Frizzle.

[Janwillem Borleffs]

frizzle wrote:

Can/How do i handle the 'missing variables' in the second 'doTable()'?

function doTable($state, $width = 0, $height = 0)
JW

[frizzle]

If i'm not mistaking, do i implement
the following in the function:

echo ($width != 0)? 'width is set' : 'width isn't set';

Greetings Frizzle.

[Janwillem Borleffs]

frizzle wrote:

If i'm not mistaking, do i implement
the following in the function:

echo ($width != 0)? 'width is set' : 'width isn't set';

Yep. Alternatively, you can just make the $state argument leading; when it's
0 close the table, ignoring the $width and $height arguments and open a new
table otherwise.
JW

[frizzle]

what do you mean with making the $state argument leading?
Indeed, it's meant to close the table when $state === 0, but i
don't quite understand your last answer.
Thanks for helping by the way!!!!!

Greetings Frizzle.

[Marcin Dobrucki]

frizzle wrote:

i want to build a function to create layout parts.
It has to create tables.

How about looking at HTML_Table from PEAR? It will generate tables
for you, and you can pass arguments for height, etc. Its a life saver
after you try to modify your table layout later.

/Marcin

[Janwillem Borleffs]

frizzle wrote:

what do you mean with making the $state argument leading?
Indeed, it's meant to close the table when $state === 0, but i
don't quite understand your last answer.
Thanks for helping by the way!!!!!

function whatever($state, $w = 0, $h = 0) {
if ($state == 0) {
// Close and full stop, don't care about
// the values of $w & $h
} else {
// Do something with $w & $h
}
}
JW