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Better alternating row colors
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7/9/2004 7:49:07 PM |
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mike
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ASP (Active Server Pages), HTML, VbScript (browser/client side)
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Present a simple method for creating tables with alternating row colors.
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Alternating Row Colors:
Using an array and two variables along with the MOD function
you can create many various effects for alternating row colors in your tables.
The Key is the MOD function, this creates an incrementing loop through the array.
Here's how easy it is; (The two hilighted sections are where the action takes place.)
Dim colorset, i, numcolors
'/--- This is your array of colors to use. -------------\
colorset = split("White,LightGrey,SkyBlue,Yellow",",")
numcolors = ubound(colorset)+1
Do
Response.Write "<TR style=""background:" & colorset(i mod numcolors) & ";"">"
'[-- Add your column data in here --]
Response.Write "</TR>"
i = i + 1 '<-- Increment the counter
Loop
Of course the array could be what ever information you want to cycle through, like class names from a stylesheet, or...
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 7/12/2004 2:45:27 AM: Paul Byrne
thats an interesting way of doing it. Thanks.
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7/16/2004 1:28:27 PM:
This is exactly what I have been looking for!
Thanks and keep up the good work.
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7/18/2004 9:00:15 PM:
This is a good idea and very innovative. Taking a simple process and making something that has been the same way for a long time better. I like it!
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7/20/2004 2:49:11 AM:
This is something no one has every done before, I suspect. Well done! 5 from me.
Rae MacLeman
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7/28/2004 6:45:52 AM: Christopher Hansen
Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but it's approaching the end of the month and if you check this you might get excited because it looks like you're in the running to win the Coding Contest.
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7/28/2004 6:48:41 AM: Christopher Hansen
But PSC will just throw you some "Fraud Votes Detected" nonsense unless you happen to have some personal relationship with a judge, sponsor PSC, etc. Sorry to be the one to tell you this.
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7/28/2004 11:50:33 AM: mike
Christopher,
I appreciate your concern but, I submitted this code because I felt it was a unique solution with more possibilities than the methods typically employed for this task. Winning this contest was not my goal.
Thanks,
Mike
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7/29/2004 2:17:47 AM: Christopher Hansen
I too entered because I wanted to share my solution with others, I just don't want you (like myself) to get excited about your victory and then be crushed with a message of fraud votes.
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7/29/2004 2:19:19 AM: Christopher Hansen
I thought you would be picked up for fraud votes because you recieved several excellent votes for some simple code which is considered 'the norm' for that particular task, sorry.
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9/10/2004 2:43:07 AM: chrisas
Been doing coding for years. And now this! It's one of thoses "Why didn't I think of it!" moments.
Thanks for that briliant piece of coding!
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9/10/2004 9:48:23 AM:
Tempting to put this in a function, but I'm wondering if it will slow the page down calling the function several times instead of sticking to the loop, anyone?
s = ""
For i=0 To 30
s = s & ""
s = s & "| "
s = s & " | "
s = s & " "
Next
s = s & " "
Private Function RowColor(intR,aColor)
colorset = split(aColor,",")
numcolors = ubound(colorset)+1
RowColor = colorset(i mod numcolors)
End Function
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9/10/2004 9:54:14 AM: mike
Thanks everyone for your responses.
As for the function call. Any decent server in use today should be able to deal with it without any discernible difference. I also assume any decent coder would never send the client a page with huge tables (ie hundreds or thousands of rows). Thats what paging is for.
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9/10/2004 8:22:33 PM:
really simple and very effective way to do the alternate coloring. thanks!
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7/2/2005 10:04:44 AM: Thammapat C.
nice job
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1/16/2008 12:16:09 AM: Harvey Rosero
nice job mike...
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