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tab_names()

Description

Function to return a list of tab names retrieved from $fields array containing metadata fields

if there is at least one field with a value for tab_name, then if there is at another field that does not have a tab_name value, it is assigned the value "Default"

@global array lang array of config-defined language strings

Parameters

ColumnTypeDefaultDescription
$fields
fields array array of metadata fields to display

Return

array $fields_tab_names array of unique tab names contained in the $fields array

Location

include/resource_functions.php lines 8087 to 8119

Definition

 
function tab_names($fields)
    {
    global $lang; // language strings

    $fields_tab_names = array();
    $tabs_set = false; // by default no tabs set

    // loop through fields array and identify whether to use tabs
    foreach ($fields as $field)
        {
        $field["tab_name"] != "" ? $tabs_set = true : $tabs_set = $tabs_set;
        }

    // loop through fields and create list of tab names, including default string if any fields present with empty string values for tab_name
    foreach ($fields as $field)
        {
        if ($tabs_set === true)
            {
            $fieldtabname = $field["tab_name"] != "" ? $field["tab_name"] : $lang["default"];
            }
        else
            {
            $fieldtabname = "";
            }
        $fields_tab_names[] = $fieldtabname;
        }

    // get list of unique tab names
    $fields_tab_names = array_values(array_unique($fields_tab_names));

    // return list of tab names
    return $fields_tab_names;
    }

This article was last updated 30th June 2022 11:05 Europe/London time based on the source file dated 29th June 2022 17:35 Europe/London time.