PHP Function - Image Selection

[ssskaya]

I have a stock indices page.

There I have three images: up arrow, down arrow, dash.

When the variables is positive, I want php to show the up arrow.
When the variables is negative, I want php to show the down arrow.
When the variables is 0, I want php to show the up dash.

The name of the variable is: $quote->change;

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I used to use .js to handle this - which was as follows:

function upDown(which) {
if (which.indexOf("+") == -1) {
if (which.indexOf("-") == -1) {
return '<img src="dash.gif">';
} else {
return '<img src="down.gif">';
}
} else {
return '<img src="up.gif">';
}
}


Thanks!

[sad69]

Ok so what's the problem exactly? You want to know how to do this in PHP? Show the PHP code where you would be displaying the stock quote, and where the image should go. Then I can help you with it.

Sadiq.

[ssskaya]

Yes, I want to know how to do this in php.

Here's the function script:

<?php
Class yahoo
{
function get_stock_quote($symbol)
{
$url = sprintf("http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=%s&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv" ,$symbol);
$fp = fopen($url, "r");
if(!fp)
{
echo "error : cannot recieve stock quote information";
}
else
{
$array = fgetcsv($fp , 4096 , ', ');
fclose($fp);
$this->symbol = $array[0];
$this->last = $array[1];
$this->date = $array[2];
$this->time = $array[3];
$this->change = $array[4];
$this->open = $array[5];
$this->high = $array[6];
$this->low = $array[7];
$this->volume = $array[8];
}
}
}
?>

Here's two examples of how I echo the variables (in a table cell):

<?php $findquote="^DJI"; $quote = new yahoo; $quote->get_stock_quote("$findquote"); echo $quote->change; ?>

<?php $findquote="^IXIC"; $quote = new yahoo; $quote->get_stock_quote("$findquote"); echo $quote->change; ?>

I want PHP to insert the right image in the table cell right next to it.

Thanks!

[dswimboy]

assuming the varible $quote->change is a number, i'd just use greater than and less than comparisons.

PHP Code:

if ($quote->change > 0) {
   echo '<img src=up.gif>';
} elseif ($quote->change < 0) {
   echo '<img src=down.gif>';
} else {
   echo '<img src=dash.gif>';
} 


[dswimboy]

if it isn't a number, i suppose you could use RegEx much the same way you used the .indexOf method

PHP Code:

if (preg_match("/-/", $quote->change)) {
   # neg
} elseif (preg_match("/+/", $quote->change)) {
   # pos
} else {
   # zero
} 


i think that'll work. you might get a syntax error. "-" and "+" maybe resereved, i dunno. post an error if you get one.

[ssskaya]

Yes, the variable is a NUMBER, and so the first script worked great.

Thanks!

I am trying to transform my last few scripts from .js to php.

So, how would you recommend me, for the same variable, to make the color red for negatives and black for positives and zero.

This is how I echo it:

<php $findquote="^AORD"; $quote = new yahoo; $quote->get_stock_quote("$findquote"); echo $quote->change; ?>

[dswimboy]

maybe modify the previous script like this:

PHP Code:

if ($quote->change > 0) { 
   $color = "green";
   $img = '<img src=up.gif>'; 
} elseif ($quote->change < 0) {  
   $color = "red";
   $img = '<img src=down.gif>'; 
} else {  
   $color = "black";
   $img = '<img src=dash.gif>'; 
}
echo "<FONT color='$color'>$quote->change&nbsp;$img</FONT>"; 


i realize font is deprecated, i'm assuming you can handle it anyway you please...style sheets included.

[ssskaya]

I understand the logic behind your script. but what I wanted was to make it as a separate script - which means:

the image selector does its job separately. (just echoes an image)

the "font color" script is just for the variable ($quote->change).

[dswimboy]

okay then how about this:

PHP Code:

if ($quote->change > 0) {  
   $quote->change = "<FONT color='green>$quote->change</FONT>";
} elseif ($quote->change < 0) {   
   $quote->change = "<FONT color='red'>$quote->change</FONT>";
} else {   
   $quote->change = "<FONT color='black'>$quote->change</FONT>";
} 


echo $quote->change;

[ssskaya]

OK I got it!

if ($quote->change > 0) {
$color="#008000";
} elseif ($quote->change < 0) {
$color="#FF0000";
} else {
$color="#000000";
}
echo "<font color='$color'>$quote->change</font>";

[ssskaya]

One last request:

How can I make all the numbers separated by commas for each thousand digits?

And how can I make them have just two decimals (at all cases)?

php tutorial has number_format function for this, but I can't say I could figure it out.

thanks.

[DesignersToolz]

And how can I make them have just two decimals (at all cases)?

I guess you mean

90.89 instead of 90.897654 ect..

One way you can do this(im sure theres an easier way) is find what position the decimal point is located from the start of the string, add two and then allow that many chars to be printed to the page. Im very busy, i'll come up with the code in a min.

[dswimboy]

PHP Code:

if ($quote->change > 0) { 
$color="#008000"; 
} elseif ($quote->change < 0) { 
$color="#FF0000"; 
} else { 
$color="#000000"; 
}
$quote->change = number_format($quote->change, 2);
echo "<font color='$color'>$quote->change</font>"; 


[DesignersToolz]

heres what i threw togethor right quick. replace string with the value you want. in other words, if the value of the number is in a variable named $myvalue then replace $string = "24764.47464"; with $string = $myvalue;

<?php
$string  =  "24764.47464";
$pos  =  strpos($string,  ".");
$allowedlen  =  $pos+3;
$value  =  substr($string,0, $allowedlen); 
print  $value;
?>

[ssskaya]

dswimboy:

how do you frame the scripts like you just did?