Going about staff colours

[gurpreet]

Hey everyone, I was wondering how I would go about adding colours to staff names, in general through the DB (Changing the name) or header or something...My dilemma is that I have BBCode forums (MTGs) and the rest is PHP, so if I edit someone's name via the DB they'll be fine in-game, but on the forums it will show: <font color=blue>Gurpz</font>, and if they have a few colours it will be even longer. Is there an easy way to do this, or would i have to go through every page and add an if statement to check if they're staff, then it'll change the username to coloured like this:

 

if($r['user_level'] > 1)
{
if($r['user_level'] ==  2)
{
$r['username'] = <font color = blue>$r['username']</font>;
}
else if($r['user_level'] == 3)
{
$r['username'] = <font color = red>$r['username']</font>;
}
}

and it'll keep going until all user levels are covered. Sorry for the long post, just want to be crystal clear on the issue. Any help will be appreciated

[sniko]

Firstly, quote the variables, for example

 

$r['username'] = "<font color = red>$r['username']</font>";

 

And second, i don't understand the issue

[gurpreet]

Firstly, quote the variables, for example

 

$r['username'] = "<font color = red>$r['username']</font>";

 

And second, i don't understand the issue

Ok basically, my game overall is in PHP, but the forums are in BBCode. As you know, the BBCode and PHP have different coding methods, <font color> and . By doing one method, the other method will be screwed up. E.G. php way, the <font color=blue> will show up instead of a blue name on the forums, and with that will show as it is in the whole game. Would it be wise to add a BBCode parser (or the thing where all of BBCodes are) to the header?

[Guest]

Use a function pass user_level & username to the function...

Example..

function userColor ( $level = 0, $name )
{
$colors = array
(
	1 => '111',
	2 => '222',
	3 => '333'
);
$color = array_key_exists($level, $colors) ? $colors[$level] : null; //default
return is_null($color) ? $name : '<span style="color: #'. $color .';">'. $name .'</span>';
}
#Useage:
echo userColor ($r['user_level'], $r['username']);

Note: This hasn't been tested. - There are probably better ways than I've posted.

[CJ - Twitch]

You do understand that BBCode is PHP. Don't you? :huh:

[CJ - Twitch]

Use a function pass user_level & username to the function...

Example..

function userColor ( $level = 0, $name )
{
$colors = array
(
	1 => '111',
	2 => '222',
	3 => '333'
);
$color = array_key_exists($level, $colors) ? $colors[$level] : null; //default
return is_null($color) ? $name : '<span style="color: #'. $color .';">'. $name .'</span>';
}
#Useage:
echo userColor ($r['user_level'], $r['username']);

Note: This hasn't been tested. - There are probably better ways than I've posted.

8o Very efficient! Thanks for this. :)

[gurpreet]

You do understand that BBCode is PHP. Don't you? :huh:

It is? Well then shouldn't it work perfectly with the coding methods of PHP? Doesn't seem to work...

[Jordan Palmer]

I do something along the lines off CrazyT's way.

 

@OP; I'll help on MSN If you need it :)

[Guest]

You do understand that BBCode is PHP. Don't you? :huh:

In fact your wrong, BBCode is html.

[Zero-Affect]

  function username($ident) {
#   function username($user_level, $username) {
$staff_colours = array(
	'1' => '#fff', 
	'2' => 'CC0', 
	'3' => '#FFC', 
	'5' => '006'
);
   foreach ($staff_colours as $c_key => $c_value) {
	$return_data = ( $ident['user_level'] == $c_key ) ? '<font color='.$c_value.'>'.$ident['username'].'</font>' : $ident['username'] ;
#	$return_data = ( $user_level == $c_key ) ? '<font color='.$c_value.'>'.$username.'</font>' : $username ;
   }
return $return_data;
 }
  echo username($ir);
# echo username($ir['user_level'],$ir['username']);

Just a quick knock up lol

[Guest]

  function username($ident) {
#   function username($user_level, $username) {
$staff_colours = array(
	'1' => '#fff', 
	'2' => 'CC0', 
	'3' => '#FFC', 
	'5' => '006'
);
   foreach ($staff_colours as $c_key => $c_value) {
	$return_data = ( $ident['user_level'] == $c_key ) ? '<font color='.$c_value.'>'.$ident['username'].'</font>' : $ident['username'] ;
#	$return_data = ( $user_level == $c_key ) ? '<font color='.$c_value.'>'.$username.'</font>' : $username ;
   }
return $return_data;
 }
  echo username($ir);
# echo username($ir['user_level'],$ir['username']);

Just a quick knock up lol

Bit over the top ain't it lol - No need to use a foreach loop :)

[Zero-Affect]

  function username($ident) {
   $staff_colours = array(
       1 => '#fff', 
       2 => '#CC0', 
       3 => '#FFC', 
       5 => '#006'
   );
	$return_data = (array_key_exists($ident['user_level'], $staff_colours)) ? '<font color='.$staff_colours[$ident['user_level']].'>'.$ident['username'].'</font>' : $ident['username'] ;
   return $return_data;
 }
  echo username($ir);

[gurpreet]

  function username($ident) {
   $staff_colours = array(
       1 => '#fff', 
       2 => '#CC0', 
       3 => '#FFC', 
       5 => '#006'
   );
	$return_data = (array_key_exists($ident['user_level'], $staff_colours)) ? '<font color='.$staff_colours[$ident['user_level']].'>'.$ident['username'].'</font>' : $ident['username'] ;
   return $return_data;
 }
  echo username($ir);

 

I used this function, but it says the following instead of a coloured username:

Name:.username(Array{['username']}. [1]

[Brad]

You can just edit the user name on ur admin panel to give a color but when u edit it on pref it dont work so it easy way to do that

[gurpreet]

You can just edit the user name on ur admin panel to give a color but when u edit it on pref it dont work so it easy way to do that

Read through the post...I've tried that, but I have BBcoded forums so it doesn't work out properly.

[Brad]

Ok i do that sometimes works.

[Zero-Affect]

  function username($user_level,$username) {
   $staff_colours = array(
       1 => '#fff', 
       2 => '#CC0', 
       3 => '#FFC', 
       5 => '#006'
   );
       $return_data = (array_key_exists($user_level, $staff_colours)) ? '<font color='.$staff_colours[$user_level].'>'.$username.'</font>' : $username ;
   return $return_data;
 }
  echo username($ir['user_level'],$ir['username']);

Sorry lol my mistake this should work.

[Jordan Palmer]

<font> is Deprecated

 

Not being an asshole, but if you're gunna do something do it right ;D

[Zero-Affect]

        $return_data = (array_key_exists($user_level, $staff_colours)) ? '<span style="color: '.$staff_colours[$user_level].';">'.$username.'</span>' : $username ;

For Jordan ...

Alan is deprecated but we still love him lol

[Jordan Palmer]

LOL! :P

[gurpreet]

Same thing comes up. Maybe I'm putting in the wrong code? I put the following in my header:

 

$ir['username'] = ".username($ir{['username']}).";

[Zero-Affect]

$ir['username'] = username($ir['user_level'],$ir['username']);