repeat region issue

[darryncooke]

I have a repeat region that is not displaying

before i add the repeat region i have

<div class="newsBar">
              <h4 class="newsSide"><a href="#" class="purple"><?php echo $row_recordNews['post_title']; ?></a></h4>
              <h5 class="newsSide"><?php echo date('m/d/Y',$row_recordNews['post_date']); ?></h5>
              <?
echo trim_text($row_recordNews['post_content'], 120);
function trim_text($input, $length, $ellipses = true, $strip_html = false) {
	//strip tags, if desired
	if ($strip_html) {
		$input = strip_tags($input);
	}
 
	//no need to trim, already shorter than trim length
	if (strlen($input) <= $length) {
		return $input;
	}
 
	//find last space within length
	$last_space = strrpos(substr($input, 0, $length), ' ');
	$trimmed_text = substr($input, 0, $last_space);
 
	//add ellipses (...)
	if ($ellipses) {
		$trimmed_text .= '...';
	}
 
	return $trimmed_text;
}
?><a href="#" class="purple">Continue</a></div>

when i add the repeat region

<?php do { ?>
            <div class="newsBar">
              <h4 class="newsSide"><a href="#" class="purple"><?php echo $row_recordNews['post_title']; ?></a></h4>
              <h5 class="newsSide"><?php echo date('m/d/Y',$row_recordNews['post_date']); ?></h5>
              <?
echo trim_text($row_recordNews['post_content'], 120);
function trim_text($input, $length, $ellipses = true, $strip_html = false) {
	//strip tags, if desired
	if ($strip_html) {
		$input = strip_tags($input);
	}
 
	//no need to trim, already shorter than trim length
	if (strlen($input) <= $length) {
		return $input;
	}
 
	//find last space within length
	$last_space = strrpos(substr($input, 0, $length), ' ');
	$trimmed_text = substr($input, 0, $last_space);
 
	//add ellipses (...)
	if ($ellipses) {
		$trimmed_text .= '...';
	}
 
	return $trimmed_text;
}
?>
            <a href="#" class="purple">Continue</a></div>
              <?php } while ($row_recordNews = mysql_fetch_assoc($recordNews)); ?>

the output stops after </h5> for the date. why is the trim function not working in the repeat region?

Darryn Cooke

http://www.darryncooke.com

| The New Orange County Graphic designer and Marketing and Advertising Consultant

http://www.bloobie.com

| Marketing and Advertising blog

 

[darryncooke]

nevermind i figured it out.

i cut out the function and put it in the head of my document.

then used echo in my document to call the function.

Darryn Cooke

http://www.darryncooke.com

| The New Orange County Graphic designer and Marketing and Advertising Consultant

http://www.bloobie.com

| Marketing and Advertising blog