Hi,

I have this variable $invoice it can start with A Like A74675 or B Like B39947 or C.

I want the $item_name to be red if the $invoice started with A and I want it to be blue if the $invoice is started with B and at the end to be black if the $invoice started with C.

 

 

Is the there any way to achieve that?

 

Youssef

I'm not great with PHP so there is a very good chance this is the wholly wrong way of going about it or it may not even work. but

 

if(strstr($invoice,'A') === TRUE)
{
//Do something with A 
}
elseif(strstr($invoice,'B') === TRUE)
{
//Do something with B
}
elseif(strstr($invoice,'C') === TRUE)
{
//Do something with C
}
else {
// Do nothing
} 

 

Again, PHP really isn't my thing so don't expect it to work but it's always worth a bash, right? =)

 

I think strstr doesn't require perfect match and I think it starts at the beginning (IE won't just match any A in any string) but I'm not certain on that.

Edited July 18, 201115 yr by Glowbridge

I'm not great with PHP so there is a very good chance this is the wholly wrong way of going about it or it may not even work. but

 

if(strstr($invoice,'A') === TRUE)
{
//Do something with A 
}
elseif(strstr($invoice,'B') === TRUE)
{
//Do something with B
}
elseif(strstr($invoice,'C') === TRUE)
{
//Do something with C
}
else {
// Do nothing
} 

 

Again, PHP really isn't my thing so don't expect it to work but it's always worth a bash, right? =)

 

I think strstr doesn't require perfect match and I think it starts at the beginning (IE won't just match any A in any string) but I'm not certain on that.

 

Thank you this worked perfect .

The PHP switch statement is good for comparing something against a series of values...

 

<?php
 $i=$invoice[0];
 switch ($i) {
    case "A":           
         $colour="red"; 
         break;     
    case "B": 
         $colour="blue";       
         break;     
    default:      
         $colour="black"; 
    }
?>

 

...then if $item_name holds the actual text you want to output, you could do something like...

 

echo "<span style=\"color:$colour\">$item_name</span>";

The PHP switch statement is good for comparing something against a series of values...

 

<?php
 $i=$invoice[0];
 switch ($i) {
    case "A":           
         $colour="red"; 
         break;     
    case "B": 
         $colour="blue";       
         break;     
    default:      
         $colour="black"; 
    }
?>

 

...then if $item_name holds the actual text you want to output, you could do something like...

 

echo "<span style=\"color:$colour\">$item_name</span>";

 

i was actually gonna suggest this method which is the most logical way to do it

The PHP switch statement is good for comparing something against a series of values...

 

<?php
 $i=$invoice[0];
 switch ($i) {
    case "A":           
         $colour="red"; 
         break;     
    case "B": 
         $colour="blue";       
         break;     
    default:      
         $colour="black"; 
    }
?>

 

...then if $item_name holds the actual text you want to output, you could do something like...

 

echo "<span style=\"color:$colour\">$item_name</span>";

 

This is a quite a good way to do it, thank you.

\o/ I'm not completely PHP dense. Ok so there is a better way of doing it, but my way didn't make the computer catch fire so I'm happy =)

Edited July 19, 201115 yr by Glowbridge

\o/ I'm not completely PHP dense. Ok so there is a better way of doing it, but my way didn't make the computer catch fire so I'm happy =)

Hehehehe I am still using your way I am lazy to change it now, so I will keep using it for a while.