given: $num_cols and $num_items
$num_with_extra = $num_items % $num_cols;
$num_per_col = floor($num_items / $num_cols);
the first $num_with_extra columns has $num_per_col+1 items in it
and the rest have $num_per_col items in it
(not tested in code, but looks okay in theory...)
Martin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Grimm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2004 9:37 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Re: Sorting data into columns vertically
>
>
> Well you didn't say you wanted a dynamic number of columns...
>
> What's the problem with the solution 102, 101, 101? That's
> the count of the
> elements in each column -- you said in a 7 member array, you
> wanted 3 items
> in the first column, and two in the other two columns.
> That's 3, 2, 2,
> which the code will give you. If you want, echo the other
> variables and it
> will make more sense.
>
> --
> Matt Grimm
>
>
> "Dareal Hamsta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > I get:
> >
> > Your columns are: 102, 101, 101
> >
> > ???
> >
> > The other problem with this solution is that it's for a
> static number of
> > columns, however I'm looking for a solution with dynamic
> variables. For
> > example, I might want 4 columns with 100 items, or six
> columns with 15.
> >
> > Thanks for trying though.
> >
> > adam
> >
> >
> > >From: Matt Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Re: Sorting data into columns vertically
> > >Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:39:48 -0900
> > >
> > >Try this:
> > >
> > >// Populate an array of random length
> > >for ($i = 0; $i < rand(300, 600); $i++) {
> > > $l_aTest[] = '...';
> > >}
> > >$l_iLength = count($l_aTest);
> > >$l_iLow = floor($l_iLength / 3);
> > >$l_iHigh = ceil($l_iLength / 3);
> > >$l_iMod = $l_iLength % 3;
> > >
> > >$l_iFirst = $l_iHigh;
> > >$l_iSecond = ($l_iMod < 2 ? $l_iHigh - $l_iMod : $l_iHigh);
> > >$l_iThird = $l_iLow;
> > >
> > >echo "<p><strong>Your columns are: $l_iFirst, $l_iSecond,
> > >$l_iThird</strong></p>";
> > >
> > >--
> > >Matt Grimm
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> > >
> > >"Dareal Hamsta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [ Please copy me off list. ]
> > > >
> > > > Say I have 7 items of data and I wish to sort them into
> 3 columns in a
> > >HTML
> > > > table. The items are unevenly sized, so rather than
> print them out in
> > >rows -
> > > > resulting in lots of wasteful whitespace - I would like
> to output them
> > >in
> > > > vertical order. However if I use the modulus operator
> to check for
> when
> > >to
> > > > break into a new column...
> > > >
> > > > foreach ($items as $item) {
> > > > $counter++;
> > > > if ( ($counter % $columns) == 0) {
> > > > print "</td><td>";
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > ...the output will be something like this...
> > > >
> > > > +-------+-------+-------+
> > > > | Item1 | Item4 | Item7 |
> > > > | Item2 | Item5 | |
> > > > | Item3 | Item6 | |
> > > > +-----------------------+
> > > >
> > > > ...when what I'm really looking for is this...
> > > >
> > > > +-------+-------+-------+
> > > > | Item1 | Item4 | Item6 |
> > > > | Item2 | Item5 | Item7 |
> > > > | Item3 | | |
> > > > +-----------------------+
> > > >
> > > > Obviously if the number of items and columns are
> static, I have no
> > >problem,
> > > > but how do I get a layout that appeals to people and
> not computers if
> > > > they're dynamic? This has me befuddled, I'm wondering
> is there an
> > >algorithm
> > > > for doing it or is it effectively a Turing Test.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > adam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > $s=array(74,65,112,104,112,72,32,59,45,41);
> > > > for($i=0;$i<count($s);$i++){echo'&#'.$s[$i].';';}
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > >
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