Rails - Jan 2006 - multiple items on 1 column

Hello,

I am trying to put multiple items in one column and can''t seem to get 
the syntax right.

These are images and the image url''s are being pulled from a database.
It seems that <tr></tr> is the trigger to go onto the next item.

Here is the code from the controller:

def list
   @items = Item.find_all
end

Here is the code from list.rhtml file:

<% @items.each do |item| %>
  <tr>
    <td>
       <%= image_tag item.image_url, %>
    </td>
  </tr>
<% end %>

I have also tried:

<% for item in @items %>
  <tr>
    <td>
       <%= image_tag item.image_url, %>
    </td>
  </tr>
<% end %>


If I put multiple columns in the same row,

<% for item in @items %>
  <tr>
    <td>
       <%= image_tag item.image_url, %>
    </td>
    <td>
        <%= image_tag item.image_url, %>
     </td>
     <td>
        <%= image_tag item.image_url, %>
     </td>
  </tr>
<% end %>


 it puts the same image 3 times and then the next row is the next item 3 
times until the next row. How do I get 3 different images on the same row?

Any code examples would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Dan

>
> These are images and the image url''s are being pulled from a  
> database.  It seems that <tr></tr> is the trigger to go onto
the
> next item.
<tr> is the "table row" tag of html, that creates a new row in
your
table.

try the following in your view:

<% counter = 0 -%>
<% @items.each do |item| -%>
<%= "<tr>" if counter % 3 == 0 -%>
<td>
     <%= image_tag item.image_url -%>
</td>
<%= "</tr>" if counter % 3 == 0 -%>
<% counter += 1 -%>

<% end -%>

that will increment a counter and put in the table rows every time,  
the counter reaches a number that is divisible by 3 ( % is the modulo  
function )

hth jc

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Jens-Christian Fischer wrote:
>>
>> These are images and the image url''s are being pulled from a  
>> database.  It seems that <tr></tr> is the trigger to go
onto the  next
>> item.
> 
> 
> <tr> is the "table row" tag of html, that creates a new row
in your  table.
> 
> try the following in your view:
> 
> <% counter = 0 -%>
> <% @items.each do |item| -%>
> <%= "<tr>" if counter % 3 == 0 -%>
> <td>
>     <%= image_tag item.image_url -%>
> </td>
> <%= "</tr>" if counter % 3 == 0 -%>
> <% counter += 1 -%>
> 
> <% end -%>
> 
Untested, but clearer (I think :-) ):

<% while @items.length>0 -%>
   <tr>
     <% 3.times do -%>
       <% if (item = @items.shift) -%>
         <td><%= image_tag item.image_url %></td>
       <% end -%>
     <% end -%>
   </tr>
<% end -%>

-- 
Alex

Jens-Christian and Alex,

Thank you both for the input.

<% The 3.times do %>  is exactly what I was looking for.

Dan