How do I limit the for loop count?

[wyclef]

Hi, the following works fine but I’d like to limit the max number of items pulled at a given time? Wondering how to do this?

function rssNews() {
    $items = xmlFeed('research');
    $items = orderByDate($items);
    $output = '';
    $output = '<ul id="rssnews">';

    if (count($items) >= 2) {
        for ($i = 0; $i < count($items); $i++) {
            if ($items[$i][description] != '') {
                $cleanDate = convertPubDate($items[$i][pubDate], 'F dS, Y');
                $output .= '<li>';
                if ($items[$i][thumb] != '') {
                    $output .= '<img src="'.$items[$i][thumb].'" width="85px" height="85px" alt="'.$items[$i][title].'">';
                } else {
                    $output .= '<img src="http://mydomain.com/images/placeholder.png" width="85px" height="85px" alt="'.$items[$i][title].'">';
                }
                $output .= '<h3><a href="'.$items[$i][link].'" target="_blank">'.$items[$i][title].'</a></h3>';
                $output .= '<p>'.htmlspecialchars_decode($items[$i][description]).' <em class="date">'.$cleanDate.'</em></p>';
                $output .= '</li>';
            }
        }
    } else {
        $output .= '<li><article><p>Please check back soon</a>.</p></article></li>';
    }
    $output .= '</ul>';
    return $output;
}

 

[BigDady]

The number of items your pulling is determined by this loop
for ($i = 0; $i < count($items); $i++) {...}
Don't use "count($items)". When you call the function pass it the number of item you want.
function rssNews($I) {
$numberItems -=$I;

and the loop is
for ($i = 0; $i < $numberItems -; $i++) {...}

 

[wyclef]

Like this?

function rssNews() {
    $items = xmlFeed('research');
    $items = orderByDate($items);
  
    $maxPosts = 10;
  
    $output = '';
    $output = '<ul id="rssnews">';

    if (count($items) >= 2) {
        for ($i = 0; $i < $maxPosts; $i++) {
            if ($items[$i][description] != '') {
                $cleanDate = convertPubDate($items[$i][pubDate], 'F dS, Y');
                $output .= '<li>';
                if ($items[$i][thumb] != '') {
                    $output .= '<img src="'.$items[$i][thumb].'" width="85px" height="85px" alt="'.$items[$i][title].'">';
                } else {
                    $output .= '<img src="http://mydomain.com/images/placeholder.png" width="85px" height="85px" alt="'.$items[$i][title].'">';
                }
                $output .= '<h3><a href="'.$items[$i][link].'" target="_blank">'.$items[$i][title].'</a></h3>';
                $output .= '<p>'.htmlspecialchars_decode($items[$i][description]).' <em class="date">'.$cleanDate.'</em></p>';
                $output .= '</li>';
            }
        }
    } else {
        $output .= '<li><article><p>Please check back soon</a>.</p></article></li>';
    }
    $output .= '</ul>';
    return $output;
}

This seems to work. Do i need to add something under $maxPosts like

$counter = 1;

and then after the closing </li> output something like

if (($counter % 2) == 0) { $output .= '</ul><ul class="rssnews">'; }
                $counter++;

or does the else take care of whatever for that?

 

[BigDady]

No need to do any of that. You will always get 10 posts this way. The way I gave would let you change the amount every time. You could set the incoming perameter of function rssNews() to 10. That would let you change it when you wanted. Go look it up.