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[Dimava]

i have this code which appears serval times throughout the script:

        if ( $esrb == 1) $esrb = "K-A";
        if ( $esrb == 2) $esrb = "E";
        if ( $esrb == 3) $esrb = "T";  // pretty much specify the ESRB ratings
        if ( $esrb == 4) $esrb = "M";
        if ( $esrb == 5) $esrb = "Ao";
        if ( $esrb == 6) $esrb = "RP";

        if ( $genre == 1) $genre = "Action";
        if ( $genre == 2) $genre = "Adventure";
        if ( $genre == 3) $genre = "Fighting";
        if ( $genre == 4) $genre = "Racing";            // specify the genre
        if ( $genre == 5) $genre = "Role Playing";
        if ( $genre == 6) $genre = "Simulation";
        if ( $genre == 7) $genre = "Sports";

        if ( $sv == 1 ) $sv = "<b>S</b>";
        if ( $sv == 2 ) $sv = "<b>V</b>";            //    specify the Snapshots/ Videos
        if ( $sv == 3 ) $sv = "<b>SV</b>";

        if ( $color == "#ACDEAC" ) {
            $color = "#83CD83";                        // set the alternating colors
        } elseif ($color = "#83CD83") {
            $color = "#ACDEAC";
        } 

is there anyway I can put this into a function, and then call it everytime i need it?

thanks

Dimava

[Lats]

You sure can!

Check out the manual, to see a good example.


Lats...

[megahard]

whats with all the if statements? use switch()

[Dan615]

why not make the ESRB and the genres and the SVs an array:

$esrb_array = array(NULL, "K-A", "E", "T", "M", "Ao", "RP"); // "NULL" is there since you started at 1

$genre_array = array(NULL, "Action", "Adventure", "Fighting", "Racing", "Role Playing", "Simulation", "Sports");

$sv_array = array(NULL, "S", "V", "SV");

function get($type, $num) {
    eval("return \$${type}_array[\$num];");
} 

An example of a call would be

get("genre", 3); // returns "Fighting" 

that should work