display HTML if javascript counts to certain number

[jfilan]

Is it possible to show an image and link IF a some type of tag is repeated enough times? For example, my search results returns ten items per page and I want to insert HTML after the 5th item.

Each item is in a template that gets repeated over and over again on the results page.

Is it possible to add some type of javascript incremental counter in the template that gets repeated and then another javascript tag that says IF COUNTER=5 THEN WRITE= <a href="#"><img src=""></a> but IF COUNTER IS <5 OR >5 THEN WRITE=""

???

Has anyone ever done anything like this? IF so can you please point me in the right direction.

 

[BabyJeffy]

Whilst it can be done in Javascript, I would suggest you do it server-side. You can easily set up a loop arrangement to do this in PHP, JSP, .NET... all the usual suspects.

If you are lost on this, then best to post in the forum that suits the server-side solution you are using.

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[feherke]

Hi

Yes, is possible. And how your code looks so far ?

Feherke.

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[jfilan]

It's just a simple HTML table that gets repeated over and over w/in the search results. If I gave the table an ID# and had javascript count the number of times the ID# was on the page, and then tell it to WRITE BLAH BLAH BLAH at the 5th time it counts the ID#... is that something someone could point me into the right direction w/?

 

[feherke]

Hi

It's just a simple HTML table that gets repeated over and over w/in the search results.

And what puts those search results there ? Not a server-side script/program ?

If I gave the table an ID# and had javascript count the number of times the ID# was on the page

The [tt]id[/tt]s must be unique per page. Otherwise they would not be called identifiers. Do not repeat them. If you want just to flag them, use a style [tt]class[/tt].

tell it to WRITE BLAH BLAH BLAH at the 5th time it counts the ID#... is that something someone could point me into the right direction w/?

Well, what about posting your existing code/markup ? I am too lazy to write a solution which maybe will not fit the situation.

Feherke.

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