simple looping

[eluser]metaltapimenye[/eluser]
i'm quiet new in OOP kind of stuff..
how can i make loop kind like $i++ kind of stuf?

i've make..

Code:

$year_present=date('Y');$data['year_present']=$year_present;
$e=$year_present-80;
while ($y >= $e) {
    $data['year_arr'] .= $y;
$y--; }

and put it to view with form helper with

Code:

form_dropdown('birthyear',$year_arr,$year_present)

but its stuck at 'while' part >_<

[eluser]John_Betong[/eluser]
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What is the $y value before it enters the while loop?
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[eluser]Armchair Samurai[/eluser]
In order to use the form_dropdown function you need an associative array for the second parameter - at the moment you're passing it a string.

[eluser]metaltapimenye[/eluser]
@John_Betong: sorry c/p problem occur.. rePaste n_n

Code:

$year_present=date('Y');$data['year_present']=$year_present;
$e=$year_present-80;
while ($year_present >= $e) {
    $year_arr[] .= array('$year_present'=>'$year_present');
$year_present--; }
$data['year_arr']=$year_arr;

@Armchair Samurai: yep, after i take my dropdown helper, its 2nd++ options just filled with 'Array'.. have any idea to make associative array in controller?

thx b4..

[eluser]BoltClock[/eluser]
You're talking about a for loop. For your case I'd do this:

Code:

$year_present = date('Y');
$data['year_present'] = $year_present;

$e = $year_present - 80;
$year_arr = array();

for ($i = $year_present; $i >= $e; $i--)
{
    $i = strval($i); // Converts to string
    $year_arr[$i] = $i;
}

$data['year_arr'] = $year_arr;

You can just pass $year_arr in your view to the helper function as you did.

And there's absolutely no OOP to it

[eluser]metaltapimenye[/eluser]
problem solved..

@BoltClock: abselutely no OOP?.. (getting wikipedia, keysearch:OOP).. this OOP stuff make me kind a headache >_< .thx for your clue bro, i think i've got to taking more reference, and yours is one of it.

final result code repaste

Code:

$year_present=date('Y');$data['year_present']=$year_present;
$e=$year_present-80;
$year_arr=NULL;
while ($year_present >= $e) {
    $year_arr[] .= $year_present;
$year_present--; }
$data['year_arr']=$year_arr;

thx guys..

[eluser]eggshape[/eluser]
hi metalapimenye,

your code might have a bug on line 5:

Code:

$year_arr[] .= $year_present

do you mean to push the new $year_present into the array? if you're going to use $year_arr as the options array, like Armchair said, you need to pass an associative array:

Code:

$year_arr[$year_present] = $year_present

which will give you this options list in html:

Code:

<options value="2007">2007</options>
<options value="2006">2006</options>
...

[eluser]Grahack[/eluser]
I confirm (if only there was a need to) absolutely no OOP here.

[eluser]wiredesignz[/eluser]
More like Oops!

[eluser]syntax error[/eluser]

Code:

$data['year_present'] = $year_present = date('Y');
$e = $year_present-80;
while ($year_present >= $e) {
    $data['year_arr'][] = $e;
    $e++;
}

form_dropdown('birthyear', $data['year_arr'],$data['year_present'])