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Data from database

@sameast

Participant

14 years, 8 months ago
Hi Guys

I need some help i am using this code in my profile-loop.php file and it does the job it echos out all the data from my check boxes (Sector) section in the database.
```
$platforms = xprofile_get_field_data('Sector');
$data = xprofile_format_profile_field('checkbox', $platforms);
echo $data;
```
this is the data that i get outputted ,

“Manufacturing, Bio science, Public sector, Transport/logistics, Environmental”

(Which is great because these are my check boxes within the Sector section).

The problem im having is. Its all just one big block off text i need to wrap a list element around each individual one for styling.

like this.
- Manufacturing
- Bio science
- Public sector
- Transport/logistics
- Environmental
Could anyone tell me how to do this?

Thanks

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@hnla

Participant

14 years, 8 months ago

Then you need to run a ‘while’ or ‘foreach’ loop on that data don’t you? can you simply not copy a posts loop then you wrap each in a li element, first having set ul parent displayed only if data exists.
@sameast

Participant

14 years, 8 months ago
Hi ive got it working probably not the best way to do it but it works.

I did a var_dump on the $data variable and it outputs the following.

string(77) “Manufacturing, Bio science, Public sector, Transport/logistics, Environmental”

so i used the following.
```
$platforms = xprofile_get_field_data('Sector');

$data = xprofile_format_profile_field('checkbox', $platforms);

$test = explode(',', $data);

foreach( $test as $key => $value )
{
echo '<li>' . $value . '</li>';
}
```
Might help someone or not thanks hnla.
@hnla

Participant

14 years, 8 months ago

I’m no master of PHP but what you described above is exactly what I would have written, there probably is a better approach if one had a deeper knowledge of BP/WP though.

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