Alternating TR BGCOLOR with each loop of the repeat region funtion

[Kharas]

I have inv_list.php as a page that shows the basic details of each forklift article: ID#, A small thumbnail, Manufacturer, Model, Year and Price.

The way it works is the following: I have a table that looks like this:

Headers: ID,Img_URL,Manufacturer,Model,Price,Year
Content: ID,Img_URL,Manufacturer,Model,Price,Year

The whole row content has a repeat region function:

<?php do { ?>
<tr bgcolor="$rowcolor">
<td align="left" scope="col" >&nbsp;<a href="inv_detalle.php?siittoID=<?php echo $row_lista_main['mont_ID']; ?>"><?php echo $row_lista_main['mont_ID']; ?></a></td>
<td align="left" scope="col"><img src="<?php if ($rows_conteo_prod <= 0) { echo "";} else {echo $row_lista_main['img_url1']; } ?>" height="30" width="30"></td>
<td align="left" scope="col"><?php if ($rows_conteo_prod <= 0) { echo "";} else {echo $row_lista_main['marca_name'];} ?></td>
<td scope="col">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="left" scope="col"><?php if ($rows_conteo_prod <= 0) { echo "";} else {echo $row_lista_main['modelo'];} ?></td>
<td scope="col">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="left" scope="col"><?php if ($rows_conteo_prod <= 0) { echo "";} else {echo $row_lista_main['year'];} ?></td>
<td scope="col">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="left" scope="col"><?php if ($rows_conteo_prod <= 0) { echo "";} else {echo "$".$row_lista_main['precio'];} ?></td>
</tr><?php } while ($row_lista_main = mysql_fetch_assoc($lista_main));
?>

So that way, you only have as many table rows as data rows in the database.

$rowcolor makes reference to:

<?php

do { $rowcolor = ($rowcolor=="#CCCCCC"){$rowcolor= "#FFFFFF";}else{ $rowolor = "#CCCCCC";}

?>

Unfortunately this returns an error.
Does anybody know how to alternate the bgcolor with every loop of the repeat region function?

Thanks in advance

 

[Kharas]

Oh, I apologize for posting the old version:

<tr bgcolor="$rowcolor"> should have been
<tr bgcolor='<?php echo $rowcolor;?>' >

 

[Kharas]

Ok it's working now:

<?php

if ($rowcolor = "#FFFFFF") { $rowcolor = "#CCCCCC" ; } else {$rowcolor = "#FFFFFF" ;}

?>

<tr bgcolor="<?php if ($rowcolor == "#FFFFFF") { $rowcolor = "#CCCCCC" ; } else {$rowcolor = "#FFFFFF" ;} {echo $rowcolor;} ?>">

A million thanks to Bastien

 

[jpadie]

you should read up on the difference between "=" (the assignment operator) and "==".

you could also use a ternary operator for neatness of coding

$rc = ($rc=="#CCCCCC") ? "#FFFFFF" : "#CCCCCC";
echo <<<EOL
<tr bgcolor="$rc"><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
EOL;
//using the heredoc syntax
//or
echo '<tr bgcolor="'.$rc.'"><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>';
//using a more standard syntax.