PHP - Foreach Loop Returning Extra Data.

Hey Guys.  I have a custom function that simply loops through an  array and outputs the menu categories  it finds in the array.    The foreach loop passes the function an array and the function returns the the value. The problem is that the function returns that last value.   Now I know some of you might say ... "Why don't you put the foreach inside the function and return the value when the foreach loop has been completed"   The reason why is because I to use that foreach loop through  another function as well. I was thinking about using globals to get the return value. But just wanted to get your perspective on the best option here.   Please let me know what you guys think Thanks     User Defined Function

function displayMenuCategories($menu_category){
        $display_menu ="";
        $category_id =  $menu_category['menu_cat_id'];
        $display_menu .=   "<div class='menu_cat'>{$menu_category['menu_cat_name']}</div><br>\n";
        if(!empty($menu_category['menu_cat_desc'])) {
        $display_menu .= "<div class='menu_desc'>{$menu_category['menu_cat_desc']}</div>\n";
        }


    $category_info = array("display" => $display_menu, "category_id" => $category_id );

    return $category_info;
}

Foreach loop

$left_menu_categories // Is the array that contains all the menu categories 

foreach($left_menu_categories as $left_menu_category){

    $get_categories =  displayMenuCategories($left_menu_category);

}
var_dump($get_categories);

Edited by eldan88, 06 July 2014 - 05:01 PM.

Now I am stumped this is far any help would be awesome

This is what I have gotten so far, this is what it does right now is display the first column of the array as a header for each foreach loop then i've got the data displayed under each header in the loop but what i am trying to understand here is i am trying to get under each header it to have 4 columns or a number of my choosing. Heres an example of what i am trying to do.

A airlie beach Andergrove Alexandra Armstrong Beach Alligator Creek B Bucasia Blacks Beach Beaconsfield Bakers Creek Balberra Bloomsbury Breadalbane Ball Bay Belmunda
This is an example of how it is being displayed right now

A
Airlie Beach   Andergrove   Alexandra   Armstrong Beach   Alligator Creek
B
Bucasia   Blacks Beach   Beaconsfield   Bakers Creek   Balberra   Bloomsbury   Breadalbane   Ball Bay   Belmunda
C
Cannonvale   Calen   Crystal Brook   Cremorne   Chelona   Campwin Beach   Cape Hillsborough   Conway
Heres The Code i have so far.

Code: [Select]
<?php
$file = "widget.csv";
@$fp = fopen($file, "r") or die("Could not open file for reading");
$outputArray = array();
while(($shop = fgetcsv($fp, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE)
{
    $outputArray[array_shift($shop)] =  array_filter($shop);
}
print_r($outputArray);
echo "\n<br />";
//display
echo "<table>";
foreach ($outputArray as $alphabetical=>$value){
echo "<th><b>" . $alphabetical ."</b></th>";
echo "<tr>";
foreach ($value as $key){
echo "<td>" . $key . "</td>";

}
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</table>";

echo "\n<br />";

?>
Heres my Csv File which i am using as an array in the code

Quote

A,Airlie Beach,Andergrove,Alexandra,Armstrong Beach,Alligator Creek,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
B,Bucasia,Blacks Beach,Beaconsfield,Bakers Creek,Balberra,Bloomsbury,Breadalbane,Ball Bay,Belmunda,,,,,,,,,,
C,Cannonvale,Calen,Crystal Brook,Cremorne,Chelona,Campwin Beach,Cape Hillsborough,Conway,,,,,,,,,,,
D,Dows Creek,Dumbleton,Dolphin Heads,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
E,Eimeo,Eton,Erakala,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
F,Foulden,Foxdale,Flametree,Farleigh,Freshwater Point,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
G,Glen Isla,Glenella,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
H,Homebush,Hampden,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
J,Jubilee Pocket,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
K,Kinchant Dam,Kolijo,Koumala,Kuttabul,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
L,Laguna Quays,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
M,McEwens Beach,Mackay,Mackay Harbour,Mandalay,Marian,Mia Mia,Middlemount,Midge Point,Mirani,Moranbah,Mount Charlton,Mount Jukes,Mount Julian,Mount Marlow,Mount Martin,Mount Ossa,Mount Pelion,Mount Pleasant,Mount Rooper
N,Narpi,Nebo,Nindaroo,North Eton,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
O,Oakenden,Ooralea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
P,Palmyra,Paget,Pindi Pindi,Pinevale,Pioneer Valley,Pleystowe,Preston,Proserpine,,,,,,,,,,,
Q,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
R,Racecourse,Richmond,Riordanvale,Rosella,Rural View,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
S,St Helens Beach,Sandiford,Sarina,Seaforth,Slade Point,Shoal Point,Shute Harbour,Shutehaven,Strathdickie,Sugarloaf,Sunnyside,,,,,,,,
T,Te Kowai,The Leap,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
U,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
V,Victoria Plains,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
W,Wagoora,Walkerston,Woodwark,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
X,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Y,Yalboroo,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Z,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Now I am stumped this is far any help would be awesome

This is what I have gotten so far, this is what it does right now is display each Header above each bit of data and spans across 5 columns for each foreach loop but what i am trying to understand here is i am trying to get the header then the data then another header and data and so on but only about 4 or number of my choosing grouped header/data but select how many are in each column up to 5 columns. Heres an example of what i am trying to do.

A D K N S AlexandraHeadlands DickyBeach KingsBeach Nambour SandstonePoint Aroona Diddillibah KielMountain Ninderry ShellyBeach Doonan KundaPark NoosaHeads SippyDowns B Dulong Kuluin Ningi SunriseBeach Beachmere DeceptionBay Kilcoy NorthArm SunshineBeach BanksiaBeach Noosaville Scarborough Beerburrum E L Beerwah EerwahVale Landsborough O T Bellara Elimbah Tanawha Bellmere Eudlo M P TowenMountain Birtinya Eumundi Maleny Petrie Tewantin Bongaree Mapleton Palmview TwinWaters Bokarina F Marcoola Palmwoods BribieIslandArea Flaxton MarcusBeach Parklands U Buddina ForestGlen MaroochyRiver Parrearra UpperCaboolture Burnside Maroochydore PeregianBeach Buderim G Minyama Pinbarren V Burpengary GlassHouseMountains MoffatBeach PointArkwright Valdora BliBli Mons PelicanWaters H Montville PacificParadise W C Highworth Mooloolaba WeybaDowns CoolumBeach Hunchy Mooloolah Q Warana Caboolture MountainCreek WestWoombye CabooltureSouth I MountCoolum R Woombye Caloundra ImageFlat Morayfield Rosemount Woorim CastawaysBeach Mudjimba Redcliffe WamuranBasin Chevallum J Woodford CoesCreek WoodyPoint Cooroy Wamuran Currimundi Wurtulla X Y YandinaCreek Yandina Z


This is an example of how it is being displayed right now

A
Airlie Beach   Andergrove   Alexandra   Armstrong Beach
Alligator Creek
B
Bucasia   Blacks Beach   Beaconsfield   Bakers Creek   
Balberra   Bloomsbury   Breadalbane   Ball Bay   Belmunda
C
Cannonvale   Calen   Crystal Brook   Cremorne   
Chelona   Campwin Beach   Cape Hillsborough   
Conway



Heres The Code i have so far.


Code: [Select]
<?php
  $file = "widget.csv";
@$fp = fopen($file, "r") or die("Could not open file for reading");
$outputArray = array();
$count = 0;

while(($shop = fgetcsv($fp, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE)
{
    $outputArray[array_shift($shop)] =  array_filter($shop);
}

echo "<table>";
foreach ($outputArray as $alphabetical=>$value){
    echo "<th colspan='4'><b>" . $alphabetical ."</b></th>";
    echo "<tr>";
foreach ($value as $key){
$afterkey=preg_replace('/\s+/','-',$key);
    if ($count == 4){
    echo '</tr><tr><td><a href="map.php?mapaddress='.$afterkey.'-qld&mapname='.$key.'">'.$key.'</a></td>';
    $count = 0;
    }else{
    echo '<td><a href="map.php?mapaddress='.$afterkey.'-qld&mapname='.$key.'">'.$key.'</a></td>';
    }
$count++;    
}
    echo "</tr>";
$count = 0;
}
    echo "</table>";

    echo "\n<br />";

?>


Heres my CSV File:


Quote

A,Airlie Beach,Andergrove,Alexandra,Armstrong Beach,Alligator Creek,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
B,Bucasia,Blacks Beach,Beaconsfield,Bakers Creek,Balberra,Bloomsbury,Breadalbane,Ball Bay,Belmunda,,,,,,,,,,
C,Cannonvale,Calen,Crystal Brook,Cremorne,Chelona,Campwin Beach,Cape Hillsborough,Conway,,,,,,,,,,,
D,Dows Creek,Dumbleton,Dolphin Heads,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
E,Eimeo,Eton,Erakala,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
F,Foulden,Foxdale,Flametree,Farleigh,Freshwater Point,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
G,Glen Isla,Glenella,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
H,Homebush,Hampden,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
J,Jubilee Pocket,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
K,Kinchant Dam,Kolijo,Koumala,Kuttabul,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
L,Laguna Quays,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
M,McEwens Beach,Mackay,Mackay Harbour,Mandalay,Marian,Mia Mia,Middlemount,Midge Point,Mirani,Moranbah,Mount Charlton,Mount Jukes,Mount Julian,Mount Marlow,Mount Martin,Mount Ossa,Mount Pelion,Mount Pleasant,Mount Rooper
N,Narpi,Nebo,Nindaroo,North Eton,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
O,Oakenden,Ooralea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
P,Palmyra,Paget,Pindi Pindi,Pinevale,Pioneer Valley,Pleystowe,Preston,Proserpine,,,,,,,,,,,
Q,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
R,Racecourse,Richmond,Riordanvale,Rosella,Rural View,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
S,St Helens Beach,Sandiford,Sarina,Seaforth,Slade Point,Shoal Point,Shute Harbour,Shutehaven,Strathdickie,Sugarloaf,Sunnyside,,,,,,,,
T,Te Kowai,The Leap,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
U,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
V,Victoria Plains,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
W,Wagoora,Walkerston,Woodwark,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
X,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Y,Yalboroo,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Z,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hi...

I tried to use foreach in displaying my table header, but I encountered problem when I tried to display data on the first row , my query only display the last Sum for the last Comp.

here is my code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Half Shell</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="kanban.css" />
<?php
  error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
  date_default_timezone_set("Asia/Singapore"); //set the time zone  
$con = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root','');

if (!$con) {
    echo 'failed';
    die();
}

mysql_select_db("mes", $con);


?>

<body>
<form name="param" action="" method="post" onSubmit="return false">

<div id="fieldset_PS">
<?php
   echo "<table>";
   
   $sql = "SELECT DISTINCT s.Comp FROM sales_order s, param_settings p WHERE s.Comp = p.Compounds ORDER BY s.Comp";
   $res_comp = mysql_query($sql, $con); 
   while($row_comp = mysql_fetch_assoc($res_comp)){
        $Comp[] = $row_comp['Comp'];
   }
   echo "<th>&nbsp;</th>";
   foreach($Comp AS $Comp){
    echo "<th>$Comp</th>";
  }   

   echo "<tr>
   <td>Total Kg/Compound</td>";
      $sql_sec = "SELECT SUM(TotalKg) AS TotalKg FROM sales_order  WHERE Comp = '$Comp' ORDER BY Comp";
   $res_sec = mysql_query($sql_sec, $con);
   
   while($row_sec = mysql_fetch_assoc($res_sec)){
       $TotalKg[] = $row_sec['TotalKg'];

   }
   foreach($TotalKg AS $TotalKg){
    echo "<td>$TotalKg</td>
    </tr>";
  }   

   ?>


I also attach the correct output that should be and the result from my code.

Thank you

Ok, this may be just because I have been programming all day and my mind has gone blank (happens alot), but this is my PHP script:

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<?php
$query_distinct_item_types = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT name FROM item_types");
while($item_types = mysql_fetch_array($query_distinct_item_types)){
$distinct_item_types[] = $item_types['name'];
}

foreach($distinct_item_types as $item){
$query_item_total = mysql_query("SELECT item_type, SUM(price) WHERE item_type='$item' FROM costs GROUP BY item_type");
while($item_total = mysql_fetch_array($query_total_price)){
$item_totals[] = $item_total['SUM(price)'];
}
}

$item_summery = $item_totals;
?>

$item_summery which is = to $item_totals is returning null, any idea's?