definition list helper

This is an extension of the HTML_helper to include definition list

capability.

The function dList() can be called with an array in the following format:

[code]$list = array( array('dt' => 'Definition Term'), array('dd' => 'Definition definition') )[/code]

Also, if you would like to make a definition list at the end of a series of regular list items, you may stick the definition list array at the end of a series of ordered or unordered list arrays. This function will not allow any other lists to be nested within a definition list.

[code] <?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed'); /**

• CodeIgniter
• An open source application development framework for PHP 4.3.2 or newer
• @package CodeIgniter
• @author ExpressionEngine Dev Team
• @copyright Copyright (c) 2006, EllisLab, Inc.
• @license http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/license.html
• @link http://codeigniter.com
• @since Version 1.0
• @filesource */

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**

• Definition List
• Generates an HTML definition list from an associative array. Use "dt"
• and "dd" as keys and set the value as an array.
• @author Bradford Mar
• @access public
• @param array
• @param mixed
• @return string */
  if ( ! function_exists('dlist')) { function dlist($list, $attributes = '') { return _list('dl', $list, $attributes); } }

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**

• Generates the list

• Generates an HTML ordered list from an single or multi-dimensional array.

• @access private

• @param string

• @param mixed

• @param mixed

• @param intiger

• @return string */
  if ( ! function_exists('_list')) { function _list($type = 'ul', $list, $attributes = '', $depth = 0) { // If an array wasn't submitted there's nothing to do... if ( ! is_array($list)) { return $list; }

   // Set the indentation based on the depth
   $out = str_repeat(" ", $depth);
  
   // Were any attributes submitted?  If so generate a string
   if (is_array($attributes))
   {
       $atts = '';
       foreach ($attributes as $key => $val)
       {
           $atts .= ' ' . $key . '="' . $val . '"';
       }
       $attributes = $atts;
   }
  
   //flag to substitue type with definition list
   $dltype = array_key_exists('dt',$list[key($list)]);
  
   // Write the opening list tag or replace with "dl"
   $out .= "<". (($dltype) ? "dl" : $type).$attributes.">\n";
  
   // Cycle through the list elements.  If an array is 
   // encountered we will recursively call _list()
  
   static $_last_list_item = '';
   foreach ($list as $key => $val)
   {    
       $_last_list_item = $key;
  
       $out .= str_repeat(" ", $depth + 2);
  
       //Don't bracket definition items with an <li>
       if ( ! $dltype)
       {
           $out .= str_repeat(" ", $depth + 2);
           $out .= "<li>";
       }
           
       if ( ! is_array($val))
       {
           $out .= $val;
       }
       
       //Definition list loop
       elseif ($dltype) 
       {
           foreach ($val as $dltag => $dlitem)
           {
               $out .= str_repeat(" ", $depth + 2)."<". $dltag .">".$dlitem."</". $dltag .">\n";
           }
       }
       //Return to normal list loop
       
       else
       {
           $out .= $_last_list_item."\n";
           $out .= _list($type, $val, '', $depth + 4);
           $out .= str_repeat(" ", $depth + 2);
       }
       
       //No <li> brackets around definition items
       if ( ! $dltype) $out .= "</li>\n";        
   }
  
   // Set the indentation for the closing tag
   $out .= str_repeat(" ", $depth);
  
   // Write the closing list tag replace with dl if necessary
   $out .= "</". (($dltype) ? "dl" : $type).">\n";
  
   return $out;
  

  } }

/* End of file MY_html_helper.php / / Location: ./system/application/helpers/MY_html_helper.php */ [/code]