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Slash between values question

Hello experts!

I have 10 columns in my database called table_nightclub_1, table_nightclub_2, table_nightclub_3, table_nightclub_4 and so on. Datatype = enum('Y', 'N', '').

Y if the table is booked - N if not.

How can I echo '1 / 2 / 3' if table 1, 2 and 3 are booked? And only '1' if table 1 is booked? '8 / 9' if table 8 and 9 are booked.

I can't find a smart way to make a slash between the values:-/ Hope someone can help me!

Thanks in advance!

Richard Quadling

Try this. Uses closures and array functions.Outputs ...1 / 4 / 7 / 10

<?php
// Assuming data coming from database is in 1 row.
$data = array
	(
	'table_nightclub_1' => 'Y',
	'table_nightclub_2' => 'N',
	'table_nightclub_3' => 'N',
	'table_nightclub_4' => 'Y',
	'table_nightclub_5' => 'N',
	'table_nightclub_6' => 'N',
	'table_nightclub_7' => 'Y',
	'table_nightclub_8' => 'N',
	'table_nightclub_9' => 'N',
	'table_nightclub_10' => 'Y',
	);

echo
	implode // Step 4 : Implode them.
		(
		' / ',
		array_map // Step 3 : Drop the textual part of the keys.
			(
			function($value)
				{
				return substr($value, strlen('table_nightclub_'));
				},
			array_keys // Step 2 : Get the keys from the remaining 'Y's.
				(
				array_filter // Step 1 : Remove 'N's from array.
					(
					$data,
					function($value)
						{
						return 'N' != $value;
						}
					)
				)
			)
		);

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Richard Quadling

Another option would be to do it in SQL ...

SELECT
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_1 = 'Y' THEN '1 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_2 = 'Y' THEN '2 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_3 = 'Y' THEN '3 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_4 = 'Y' THEN '4 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_5 = 'Y' THEN '5 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_6 = 'Y' THEN '6 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_7 = 'Y' THEN '7 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_8 = 'Y' THEN '8 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_9 = 'Y' THEN '9 / ' ELSE '' END +
      CASE WHEN table_nightclub_10 = 'Y' THEN '10' ELSE '' END
            AS Booked
FROM
      table

and in PHP

$Booked = trim($data['Booked'], ' /');

sort of thing.

sittinDuck

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sittinDuck

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THANK you :-)

Just what I needed!