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:

$list = array(
     array('dt' => $result['user']),
     array('dd' => array($result['role'],$result['email'])
))

which would produce:

<dl>
  <dt>Brad</dt>
  <dd>Grad Student</dd>
  <dd>brad@codeigniter.com</dd>
</dl>

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.

<?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
 * @version   1.1
 */    
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 => $dlitems)
                {
                     if (is_string($dlitems)) $dlitems = array($dlitems);
                     foreach($dlitems as $dlitem)
                     {
                          $out .= str_repeat(" ", $depth + 2)."<". $dltag .">".$dlitem."</". $dltag .">\n";
                     }
                }
            }
            //Return to normal list loop
            
            else
            {
                // prevents a scalar array from exposing its numbered position as list item text
                if (is_string($_last_list_item)) $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 */