Dispatch Reference Guide: Miscellaneous Tags: <dpArray>: Creating an Author List

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Creating an Author List

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The following produces a two column layout of unique authors sorted alphabetically. To add links to the author archive page, modify the array element to include the desired link. For instance:
<a href="../authors/<dpAuthorID number="<dpVar i>">"><dpAuthor number="<dpVar i>"></a><br>

T A G C O D E:
<dpQuery issue="all" realm="author"> <dpLoop var="i" from="1" to="<dpAuthor return="count">"> <dpArrayElement name="myList" key="<dpAuthor number="<dpVar i>" format="lastfirst">"> <dpAuthor number="<dpVar i>"><br> </dpArrayElement> </dpLoop> </dpQuery> <dpComment> Set middle marker and offset by one if uneven so left side gets extra length. </dpComment> <dpVar top="<dpArray name="myList" return="count">"> <dpVar middle="<dpMath <dpVar top>/2>"> <dpIf <dpMath <dpVar top>%<dpVar middle>> != 0> <dpVar middle="<dpMath <dpVar middle>+1>"> </dpIf> <dpComment> Render dual column table </dpComment> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul> <dpLoop var="i" from="1" to="<dpVar top>"> <li><dpArray name="myList" sort="ascending" number="<dpVar i>"> <dpIf <dpVar i> = <dpVar middle>> </ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul> </dpIf> </dpLoop> </ul> </td> </tr> </table>
See also: <dpArrayElement>, <dpAuthor>, <dpIf>, <dpLoop>, <dpMath>, <dpVar>

A D D I T I O N A L < D P A R R A Y > E X A M P L E S:

Defining and Using an <dpArray>

Creating an Author List

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