Modulus in a PHP loop
For every third iteration you need:
if ($i % 3 === 0)
If a particular third iteration, then:
if ($i === 3)
Modulus checks what's the leftover of a division.
If $i is 10, 10/2 = 5 with no leftover, so $i modulus 2 would be 0.
If $i is 10, 10/3 = 3 with a leftover of 1, so $i modulus 3 would be 1.
To make it easier for you to track the number of item i would start $i from 1 instead of 0. e.g.
for($i=1; $i <= $count; $i++)
if($i % 2 == 0) echo 'This number is even as it is divisible by 2 with no leftovers! Horray!';
When in doubt, write a snippet of code:
for ($j = 1; $j < 4; $j++)
{
for ($k = 0; $k < $j; $k++)
{
echo "\n\$i % $j == $k: \n";
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
echo "$i : ";
if ($i % $j == $k)
{
echo "TRUE";
}
echo " \n";
}
}
}
Here is the output. Use it to figure out what you need to use:
$i % 1 == 0:
0 : TRUE
1 : TRUE
2 : TRUE
3 : TRUE
4 : TRUE
5 : TRUE
6 : TRUE
7 : TRUE
8 : TRUE
9 : TRUE
$i % 2 == 0:
0 : TRUE
1 :
2 : TRUE
3 :
4 : TRUE
5 :
6 : TRUE
7 :
8 : TRUE
9 :
$i % 2 == 1:
0 :
1 : TRUE
2 :
3 : TRUE
4 :
5 : TRUE
6 :
7 : TRUE
8 :
9 : TRUE
$i % 3 == 0:
0 : TRUE
1 :
2 :
3 : TRUE
4 :
5 :
6 : TRUE
7 :
8 :
9 : TRUE
$i % 3 == 1:
0 :
1 : TRUE
2 :
3 :
4 : TRUE
5 :
6 :
7 : TRUE
8 :
9 :
$i % 3 == 2:
0 :
1 :
2 : TRUE
3 :
4 :
5 : TRUE
6 :
7 :
8 : TRUE
9 :
Now for the answer:
How can I check if the loop is in its second and not its third iteration?
$i % 2 === 0