Cleaner way of using modulus for columns

Question

I currently have a list (

) of people that I have divided up into two columns. But after finishing the code for it I keept wondering if there is a more effective or cle

Answer 1

Dont know whether this is what @llia meant, but what about have the for loops like this:

//declare how many columns are needed
$cols=2;

//iterate over each row of entries (down the column)
for ($i=0;i<$count;i+=cols){ 

     echo "
";

     //entry loop (across the row)
     for($j=0;j<$cols;j++){ 

           //whose line is it anyway?
           $uid = $areaArray[$i+$j];

           echo "
{$users[$uid]->profile_lastname}
";
     }
     //end entry loop

     echo "
";
}
//end row loop

that way, you can set however many columns you like.

Forgive me if I missed something as I'm waiting for the kettle to boil to get my much needed caffine!