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Use same part of a variable for two different things

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Jul 23rd, 2008
I'm trying to decode a variable the user inputs into two different things, depending on the input.

Here it is in context:

User inputs 591P1001; 59 is the year, 1 is the series, P is the assembly plant and 1001 is the CUN.

Now on the same page, if the user inputs 814P1001, the information is decode as 8 is the engine, 1 is the series, 4 is the year, P is the assembly plant and 1001 is the CUN.

How can I use the same variable I've defined as $decode=trim($_POST['VIN']) to display different things based on the input. Right now it works fine for the first example but displays nothing when the second example is input.

Here is my code:
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<?php

$decode=trim($_POST['VIN']);

// 1959 - 1963 Pontiac Begins

$ModelYear=substr($decode,1,2);
		if ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63){{
					echo "";
}

$Series=substr($decode,0,1);
$ModelYear=substr($decode,1,2);
		if ($Series == "1" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 60)){
					echo "$Series = Catalina<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "1" && ($ModelYear >= 61 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Tempest<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "2" && $ModelYear == "63"){
					echo "$Series = Lemans<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "3" && $ModelYear == "60"){
					echo "$Series = Ventura<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "3" && ($ModelYear >= 61 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Catalina<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "4" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 60)){
					echo "$Series = Star Chief<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "5" && $ModelYear == "61"){
					echo "$Series = Ventura<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "6" && ($ModelYear >= 61 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Star Chief<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "7" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 62)){
					echo "$Series = Bonneville Safari<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "8" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Bonneville<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "9" && ($ModelYear >= 62 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Grand Prix<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac didn't offer this series in 19$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ModelYear=substr($decode,1,2);
		if ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63){
					echo "$ModelYear = 19$ModelYear<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Invalid model year. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$AssemblyPlant=strtoupper(substr($decode,3,1));
		if ($AssemblyPlant == "A" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Atlanta, GA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "A" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Arlington, TX<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "C" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Southgate, CA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "D" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Doraville, GA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "E" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 61)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Euclid, OH<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "F" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Framingham, MA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "K" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Kansas City, KS<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "L" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Linden, NJ<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "P" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Pontiac, MI<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "S" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Southgate, CA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "T" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Arlington, TX<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "W" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Wilmington, DE<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac's weren't built at this plant in 19$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ProductionNumber=substr($decode,4,6);
		if (is_Numeric($ProductionNumber)){
					echo "$ProductionNumber = ";
					echo $ProductionNumber - 1001;
					echo "th Pontiac scheduled for production<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Invalid production number. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

// 1959 - 1963 Pontiac Ends

// 1964 Pontiac Begins

$ModelYear=substr($decode,2,1);
		} elseif ($ModelYear == "4"){{
					echo "";
}
$Engine=substr($decode,0,1);
		if ($Engine == "6"){
					echo "$Engine = 6-cylinder<br />";
	} elseif ($Engine == "8"){
					echo "$Engine = 8-cylinder<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Incorrect engine code. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$Series=substr($decode,1,1);
		if ($Series == "0"){
					echo "$Series = Tempest<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "1"){
					echo "$Series = Tempest Custom<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "2"){
					echo "$Series = Lemans<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "3"){
					echo "$Series = Catalina<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "6"){
					echo "$Series = Star Chief<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "8"){
					echo "$Series = Bonneville<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "9"){
					echo "$Series = Grand Prix<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac didn't offer this series in 196$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ModelYear=substr($decode,2,1);
		if ($ModelYear == "4"){
					echo "$ModelYear = 196$ModelYear<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Incorrect model year. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$AssemblyPlant=strtoupper(substr($decode,3,1));
		if ($AssemblyPlant == "A"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Arlington, TX<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "D"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Doraville, GA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "F"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Fremont, OH<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "K"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Kansas City, KS<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "L"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Linden, NJ<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "P"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Pontiac, MI<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "S"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Southgate, CA<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac's weren't built at this plant in 196$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ProductionNumber=substr($decode,4,6);
		if (is_Numeric($ProductionNumber)){
					echo "$ProductionNumber = ";
					echo $ProductionNumber - 1001;
					echo "th Pontiac scheduled for production<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Invalid production number. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}
}
// 1964 Pontiac Ends
?>

Thanks for the help,
Arthur
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Re: Use same part of a variable for two different things

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Originally Posted by forwardlookguy View Post
I'm trying to decode a variable the user inputs into two different things, depending on the input.

Here it is in context:

User inputs 591P1001; 59 is the year, 1 is the series, P is the assembly plant and 1001 is the CUN.

Now on the same page, if the user inputs 814P1001, the information is decode as 8 is the engine, 1 is the series, 4 is the year, P is the assembly plant and 1001 is the CUN.

How can I use the same variable I've defined as $decode=trim($_POST['VIN']) to display different things based on the input. Right now it works fine for the first example but displays nothing when the second example is input.

Here is my code:
Help with Code Tags 
<?php

$decode=trim($_POST['VIN']);

// 1959 - 1963 Pontiac Begins

$ModelYear=substr($decode,1,2);
		if ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63){{
					echo "";
}

$Series=substr($decode,0,1);
$ModelYear=substr($decode,1,2);
		if ($Series == "1" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 60)){
					echo "$Series = Catalina<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "1" && ($ModelYear >= 61 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Tempest<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "2" && $ModelYear == "63"){
					echo "$Series = Lemans<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "3" && $ModelYear == "60"){
					echo "$Series = Ventura<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "3" && ($ModelYear >= 61 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Catalina<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "4" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 60)){
					echo "$Series = Star Chief<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "5" && $ModelYear == "61"){
					echo "$Series = Ventura<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "6" && ($ModelYear >= 61 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Star Chief<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "7" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 62)){
					echo "$Series = Bonneville Safari<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "8" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Bonneville<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "9" && ($ModelYear >= 62 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$Series = Grand Prix<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac didn't offer this series in 19$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ModelYear=substr($decode,1,2);
		if ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63){
					echo "$ModelYear = 19$ModelYear<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Invalid model year. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$AssemblyPlant=strtoupper(substr($decode,3,1));
		if ($AssemblyPlant == "A" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Atlanta, GA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "A" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Arlington, TX<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "C" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Southgate, CA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "D" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Doraville, GA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "E" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 61)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Euclid, OH<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "F" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Framingham, MA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "K" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Kansas City, KS<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "L" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Linden, NJ<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "P" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Pontiac, MI<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "S" && ($ModelYear >= 60 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Southgate, CA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "T" && $ModelYear == "59"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Arlington, TX<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "W" && ($ModelYear >= 59 && $ModelYear <= 63)){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Wilmington, DE<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac's weren't built at this plant in 19$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ProductionNumber=substr($decode,4,6);
		if (is_Numeric($ProductionNumber)){
					echo "$ProductionNumber = ";
					echo $ProductionNumber - 1001;
					echo "th Pontiac scheduled for production<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Invalid production number. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

// 1959 - 1963 Pontiac Ends

// 1964 Pontiac Begins

$ModelYear=substr($decode,2,1);
		} elseif ($ModelYear == "4"){{
					echo "";
}
$Engine=substr($decode,0,1);
		if ($Engine == "6"){
					echo "$Engine = 6-cylinder<br />";
	} elseif ($Engine == "8"){
					echo "$Engine = 8-cylinder<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Incorrect engine code. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$Series=substr($decode,1,1);
		if ($Series == "0"){
					echo "$Series = Tempest<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "1"){
					echo "$Series = Tempest Custom<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "2"){
					echo "$Series = Lemans<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "3"){
					echo "$Series = Catalina<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "6"){
					echo "$Series = Star Chief<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "8"){
					echo "$Series = Bonneville<br />";
	} elseif ($Series == "9"){
					echo "$Series = Grand Prix<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac didn't offer this series in 196$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ModelYear=substr($decode,2,1);
		if ($ModelYear == "4"){
					echo "$ModelYear = 196$ModelYear<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Incorrect model year. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$AssemblyPlant=strtoupper(substr($decode,3,1));
		if ($AssemblyPlant == "A"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Arlington, TX<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "D"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Doraville, GA<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "F"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Fremont, OH<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "K"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Kansas City, KS<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "L"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Linden, NJ<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "P"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Pontiac, MI<br />";
	} elseif ($AssemblyPlant == "S"){
					echo "$AssemblyPlant = Southgate, CA<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Pontiac's weren't built at this plant in 196$ModelYear. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}

$ProductionNumber=substr($decode,4,6);
		if (is_Numeric($ProductionNumber)){
					echo "$ProductionNumber = ";
					echo $ProductionNumber - 1001;
					echo "th Pontiac scheduled for production<br />";
	} else {
					echo "Invalid production number. Please check your VIN and try again.<br />";
}
}
// 1964 Pontiac Ends
?>

Thanks for the help,
Arthur



To make the code a bit more lean, you probably want to look into the "factory method" which is a programming design pattern.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_method_pattern

The simple factory method in PHP is to use an array instead of a switch or if else in a comparison. (it isn't truly a factory method pattern, but it inherits the concept).

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$models = array(
  '59'=>'Catalina', 
  '60'=>'Catalina',
  '61'=>'Tempest',
  '62'=>'Tempest',
  '63'=>'Tempest'
....
);

That way instead of the if else block, you can just the array index:

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$model = $models[ substr($decode,1,2) ];

BTW: where is the second example?
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