If Statement to count total number of personnel assigned a category and assign html layout based on total

Hi Zicky,

Did Tim's guidance help you get to an acceptable solution? If not, we'd be happy to try to guide you to a solution that works for you.

Please let us know if we can help you.

No, I wasn't able to get this working. I tried Toledoh's suggestion, but there was something that prevented me from being able to get it to work... but I can't remember what it was. Any suggestions are appreciated. 

Zicky

Hi Zicky,

I think I may have a solution for you. In /lib/common.php we have the following function:

// array_groupBy:
//   eg. $recordsByNum = array_groupBy($records, 'num');
//   eg. $recordsByCategory = array_groupBy($records, 'category', true);
//       foreach ($recordsByCategory as $category => $categoryRecords) { ;;; }
// PHP Alternate: $recordsByNum = array_combine(array_column($menuRecords, 'num'), $menuRecords);
function array_groupBy($recordList, $indexField, $resultsAsArray = false) {

It allows you to group the returned results into an associative array with the column of your choice. In your case you may use it like:

$groupedStaffRecords = array_groupBy($staffRecords, 'categories', true);

Putting that line beneath your $staffRecords list near the top of the file. You would then loop through the $groupedStaffRecords using a foreach loop:

<?php foreach ($groupedStaffRecords as $category => $records) :?> 
  <?php if($category == '4'): ?>
     <?php $total_staff = count($records); // Set a total variable to use for the columns?>
     <?php foreach ($records as $key => $record): // this is the loop of the individual records in this category ?>
       <!--below it checks if it's the last result and is even (% 2) modulus operator checks if it is divisible by the number -->
       <?php if ($key == $total_staff && $total_staff % 2 !== 0) : ?>
         <div class="small-12 medium-12 large-12 cell">
       <?php else: ?>
         <div class="small-6 medium-6 large-6 cell">
       <?php endif ?>
           <!-- show record content -->
         </div>
     <?php endforeach ?> 
  <?php endif ?>
<?php endforeach ?>

You'll probably have to modify some things to ensure they work for your specific use case, but this should help to get you started in the right direction.

Let me know if this helps or if I need to clarify anything.

Jenna,

Thank you for all your help. I finally got this working and it's doing a great job at what I was trying to achieve. I attached a jpg that shows what this does. Here's the end results.

<!-- This layout is built on Foundation 6 --> 
    
<div class="grid-container">
   <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x" data-equalizer>

<?php $groupedStaffRecords = array_groupBy($staffRecords, 'categories', true); ?>

<?php foreach ($groupedStaffRecords as $category => $records) :?> 
  <?php if($category == '4'): ?>

     <?php $total_staff = count($records); // Set a total variable to use for the columns ?>
     <?php $x = 2; // Define the threshold for when to trigger whether you go with one column in a row or two columns ?>
            
     <?php foreach ($records as $key => $record): // this is the loop of the individual records in this category ?>

         <?php if ($total_staff >= $x) : ?>
            
            <article class="small-12 medium-6 cell image-fit staff founders">
                <?php if($record['personnel_photo']): ?>
                <a href="<?php echo $record['_link'] ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?>">
                    <?php foreach ($record['personnel_photo'] as $index => $upload): ?>
                        <img src="<?php echo htmlencode($upload['thumbUrlPath4']) ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?>">
                    <?php endforeach ?>
                </a>
                <?php endif; ?>
                <div class="gray-panel-container">
                <h2><a href="<?php echo $record['_link'] ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?> <?php echo htmlencode($record['last_name']) ?></a></h2>
                <h4><?php echo htmlencode($record['business_title']) ?></h4>
                  <div data-equalizer-watch>
                  <?php if($record['summary']): ?>
                    	<?php echo htmlencode($record['summary']) ?>
                  <?php else: ?>
                    	<?php echo $record['content']; ?>
               	  <?php endif; ?>
                  </div>
                </div>
            </article>
            
       <?php else: ?>
            
            <article class="small-12 medium-5 large-4 cell image-fit staff founders">
                <?php if($record['personnel_photo']): ?>
                <a href="<?php echo $record['_link'] ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?>">
                    <?php foreach ($record['personnel_photo'] as $index => $upload): ?>
                        <img src="<?php echo htmlencode($upload['thumbUrlPath4']) ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?>">
                    <?php endforeach ?>
                </a>
                <?php endif; ?>
            </article>
            <article class="small-12 medium-7 large-8 cell image-fit staff founders add_margin_double_bottom">    
                <div class="gray-panel-container">
                <h2><a href="<?php echo $record['_link'] ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo htmlencode($record['title']) ?> <?php echo htmlencode($record['last_name']) ?></a></h2>
                <h4><?php echo htmlencode($record['business_title']) ?></h4>
                  <div data-equalizer-watch>
                  <?php if($record['summary']): ?>
                    	<?php echo htmlencode($record['summary']) ?>
                  <?php else: ?>
                    	<?php echo $record['content']; ?>
                  <?php endif; ?>
                  </div>
                </div>
            </article>
            
       <?php endif ?>

     <?php endforeach ?> 

  <?php endif ?>
<?php endforeach ?>            
            
            
   <!--/grid-x--></div>
<!--/grid-container--></div>

Thanks, Zicky

Hi Zicky,

I'm glad I was able to help with this! Looks great!