return value wrong

[asm1]

can anyone tell me why i get the return value of $counter

if ($counter%7)
   $i = "1";
   elseif($counter%6)
   $i = "2";
   else $i = "3";
return $i;

this is the first time $i is used.

 

[sleipnir214]

You get the return value of $counter for what input?

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[asm1]

sorry dont know what i was doing but return value is correct? .... pass.
thanks for the quick reply

 

[sleipnir214]

That last post made no sense at all to me.

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[asm1]

sorry, this Is what was happening. I wrote a function that returned a value. The vale was based on a simple calculation. The calculation was on a number provided and was a mod calculation. If the remainder was 1 then a number was put into $i or if mod 2 a different value to $i else give a different value to $i. Depending on the value returned by $i anyone of three banners could be displayed. The problem was that when I called the function the value of the number before calculation was returned and in fact it still is. When I then pass this number to another variable in a hidden textbox the number is then the correct modulus number.

 

[vbkris]

first of all if i am correct:
if($couter%3) will always return true if $counter%3 is not 0, therefore ur if stmt is wrong...

i think this is what u want?
$rem=$counter%7;
if($rem==ValueHere)

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[asm1]

sorry that was a typo as i actually typed in the programme

if ($counter%7 ==0){
   $i = "1";
}elseif($counter%5 ==0){
   $i = "2";
}elseif($counter%3 ==0){
   $i = "3";
}else{ $i = "3";}
return $i;

but well spotted!
as i already said thanks for your time but i am now getting the desired result