Displaying Array Values

[chellert]

I am having a hard time displaying an array values once. when I loop through the first value repeats itself. how do I display the array values in a single row.

I should see the following:

English, Spanish

while($t = mysql_fetch_array($genres)) {
     $gens[] = $t['gen_name'];				   
     foreach ($gens as $msg) {					
           $v .= $msg . ", ";						
     }
}

[Fou-Lu]

This is due to you adding to an array. Since $gens[] is appending on each iteration of $genres, and then within each iteration of $genres it iterates $gens, it will just grow as each record goes through. Lets say you have three records of $genres, 'pop', 'rock', 'jazz' in that order. The iterations of the while would leave the $v in the following states:

1. pop,
2. pop, pop, rock
3. pop, pop, rock, pop, rock, jazz,

So if I had to guess what you are looking for, it is this:

PHP Code:

while ($t = mysql_fetch_assoc($genres))
{
    $gens[] = $t['gen_name'];
}
$v = implode(', ', $gens);

// or

$i = 0;
$v = '';
while ($t = mysql_fetch_assoc($genres))
{
    if ($i++ > 0)
    {
        $v .= ', ';
    }
    $v .= $t['gen_name'];
} 


Both of which should result in $v being 'pop, rock, jazz' if I didn't biff it.

[chellert]

thank you again for all of your help