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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Loops Sorting Multidimensional Arrays

Dennis Amiel Domingo
Dennis Amiel Domingo
17,764 Points

Toggle sorting options with select and check boxes

Hi guys!

You can make sorting easier using a select box and a check box. Here's the code:

<?php

include 'list.php';

$filter = array();
$status = '';
$checkThis = '';
$selectPrio = '';
$selectDue = '';
$selectTitle = '';
$field = '';

if(isset($_POST['field'])) {
    $field = $_POST['field'];
    if ($field == null) {
        echo 'Please select an option.';
    } else {
        switch ($field) {
            case 'priority':
                $selectPrio = 'selected';
                break;
            case 'due':
                $selectDue = 'selected';
                break;
            case 'title':
                $selectTitle = 'selected';
                break;
        }
    }
}

if(isset($_POST['status'])) {
    $status = 'all';
    $checkThis = 'checked';
}

echo '<form action="index.php" method="post">';
echo '<p>Sort by</p>';
echo '<select name="field">';
echo '<option value="priority"' . "$selectPrio" . '>Priority</option>';
echo '<option value="due"' . "$selectDue" . '>Due Date</option>';
echo '<option value="title"' . "$selectTitle" . '>Title</option>';
echo '</select>';
echo '<br>';
echo '<input type="checkbox" name="status" value="Yes"' . "$checkThis" . '>Show completed tasks';
echo '<br>';
echo '<br>';
echo '<input type="submit" value="Submit">';
echo '</form>';


foreach ($list as $originalKey => $item) {
    if ($status == 'all' || $item['complete'] == $status) {
        if (isset($field) && isset($item[$field])) {
            $filter[$originalKey] = $item[$field];
        } else {
            $filter[$originalKey] = $item['priority']+12;
        }
    }
}
asort($filter);

echo '<br>';
echo '<table>';
echo '<tr>';
echo '<th>Title</th>';
echo '<th>Priority</th>';
echo '<th>Due Date</th>';
echo '<th>Complete</th>';
echo '</tr>';
foreach($filter as $id => $value){
    echo '<tr>';
    echo '<td>' . $list[$id]['title'] . "</td>\n";
    echo '<td>' . $list[$id]['priority'] . "</td>\n";
    echo '<td>' . $list[$id]['due'] . "</td>\n";
    echo '<td>'; 
    if ($list[$id]['complete']){
        echo 'Yes';
    } else {
        echo 'No';
    }
    echo "</td>\n";
    echo '</tr>';
}
echo '</table>';

?>
Jeremy Antoine
Jeremy Antoine
15,785 Points

That's brilliant! Thank you for that!

1 Answer

Julian Helmholz
Julian Helmholz
3,242 Points

nice but propably too much for most students that do not know html well.