Define new variable created by FOREACH

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Last Post: April 1, 2009   (RSS)

By rjbathgate - March 31, 2009

Hello all,

I have a multi record table, which includes the field 'email_address', and have a display page showing this:

<?php foreach ($contactsRecords as $record): ?>
<?php echo $record['email_address'] ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>


I need to be able to assign the output to a new variable, such as:
$allemails = email@email.com, email2@email.com, email3@email.com

So I can then on a subsequent page display:
"email@email.com, email2@email.com, email3@email.com".

I need to assign it to the new varaible ($allemails) so it can indeed be displayed/posted into a subsequent page.



The code
<?php $recipients = '<?php foreach ($contactsRecords as $record): ?><?php echo $record['email_address'] ?><?php endforeach; ?>' ?>

Is the principle, but obviously doesn't work as I'm trying to put <?php> tags within already open <?php> tags.

I've tried it cutting out the second set of tags, but still doesn't work.

So i'm not sure if it's just a slight error with my line, or i'm barking up the wrong tree...

I touched in the Concatenation idea, but not sure how to make it concatenate FOREACH.

Any ideas/thoughts would be most appreciated.

Many thanks
Rob

Re: [rjbathgate] Define new variable created by FOREACH

By Dave - March 31, 2009

Hi Rob,

Try this:

$recipients = '';
foreach ($contactsRecords as $record) {
$recipients .= $record['email_address'] . ', ';
}
$recipients = rtirm($recipients, ', '); // remove trailing comma and space

Let me know if that works for you.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

Re: [rjbathgate] Define new variable created by FOREACH

By rjbathgate - March 31, 2009

Got it:

<?php
$allemails = '';
$firstEntry = true;
foreach($contactsRecords as $record){
if(!$firstEntry){
$allemails .= ', ';
}
else{
$firstEntry = false;
}
$allemails .= $record['email_address_1'];
}
?>

Note, variable in that code is $allemails as oppose to $recipients, but hey, same thing...

Re: [rjbathgate] Define new variable created by FOREACH

By ross - April 1, 2009

Hi there.

Just wanted to make sure that last post meant you got things going :). Let me know if you still need a hand.

Thanks!
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Re: [rjbathgate] Define new variable created by FOREACH

By Dave - April 1, 2009

Glad to hear it's working.

Sorry about the typo, I meant to type rtrim(). Here's the docs for it for next time so you can have one more tool in your toolbox: http://www.php.net/rtrim

Hope that helps!
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
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Re: [Dave] Define new variable created by FOREACH

By rjbathgate - April 1, 2009

Hey,

Yeah got it working cheers...

I didn't even notice the type rtirm -- knew it was rtrim, I even read it as rtrim!!

Cheers all
Rob