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harryhood · 03-22-2005, 03:20 AM

I have a small project where records are queried from a database using php and the results are then displayed to the user. To display the results I am using a simple

PHP Code:


			
do {

echo '<tr><td style=background-color: somecolor>some text</td></tr>';



} while {......}

routine.

What I would like to do is alternate the color of the background text in each row shown by the do - while loop. I know I can assign "somecolor" to a variable and alternate the value of somecolor based on a counter being odd or even. I just do not know how to declare or increment the counter.

I am wondering what the simplest way to accomplish this would be. Sorry if I did not explain this very well. I've been staring at a screen all day and think I am going blind. :)

Any help would be appreciated.

03-22-2005, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
harryhood The Visitor Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0	Using a simple counter I have a small project where records are queried from a database using php and the results are then displayed to the user. To display the results I am using a simple PHP Code: `do { echo '<tr><td style=background-color: somecolor>some text</td></tr>'; } while {......}` routine. What I would like to do is alternate the color of the background text in each row shown by the do - while loop. I know I can assign "somecolor" to a variable and alternate the value of somecolor based on a counter being odd or even. I just do not know how to declare or increment the counter. I am wondering what the simplest way to accomplish this would be. Sorry if I did not explain this very well. I've been staring at a screen all day and think I am going blind. :) Any help would be appreciated.