Table Loop inside Joomla

[drugoholic]

Hello,

I'm trying to edit the style of a normal html table in Joomla/K2 that outputs the author, title of the article and date. The problem is (I thought joomla does this automatically) is that the header of the table keeps repeating on every new record.

Screenshot

I realized that I have to create the loop manually but how can I when there's not sql statement to fetch the data from the db.

This is the code, please help.

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> 
<tr> 
<td>Num</td> 
<td>Title</td> 
<td>Date</td> 
</tr> 

<tr> 
    <td class="sectiontableheader<?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('pageclass_sfx')); ?>" align="right" width="5%"> 
        <?php echo JText::_('Num'); ?> 
    </td> 
     <td class="sectiontableheader<?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('pageclass_sfx')); ?>"> 
        <?php if($this->item->params->get('catItemTitle')): ?> 
      <?php if ($this->item->params->get('catItemTitleLinked')): ?> 
            <a href="<?php echo $this->item->link; ?>"> 
              <?php echo $this->item->title; ?> 
          </a> 
          <?php else: ?> 
          <?php echo $this->item->title; ?>  
          <?php endif; ?> 
    </td> 
    <?php endif; ?> 

    <td class="sectiontableheader<?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('pageclass_sfx')); ?>" width="25%"> 
        <?php if($this->item->params->get('catItemDateCreated')): ?> 
        <!-- Date created --> 
        <span class="catItemDateCreated"> 
            <?php echo JHTML::_('date', $this->item->created , JText::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC2')); ?><?php endif; ?> 
    </td> 
</tr> 
</table>

[effu]

It could be caused from your "view.html.php" file looping through your entire <table>. If you want me to check it out, post the code for that. It should be in the "views" folder.

[drugoholic]

This is the code of view.html.php found in /components/com_k2/views/itemlist/
it's 300 lines.

<?php
/**
 * @version		$Id: view.html.php 553 2010-09-13 10:26:33Z lefteris.kavadas $
 * @package		K2
 * @author		JoomlaWorks http://www.joomlaworks.gr
 * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2006 - 2010 JoomlaWorks, a business unit of Nuevvo Webware Ltd. All rights reserved.
 * @license		GNU/GPL license: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
 */

// no direct access
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

jimport('joomla.application.component.view');

class K2ViewItemlist extends JView {

    function display($tpl = null) {

        $mainframe = &JFactory::getApplication();
        $params = &JComponentHelper::getParams('com_k2');
        $model = &$this->getModel('itemlist');
        $limitstart = JRequest::getInt('limitstart');
        $view = JRequest::getWord('view');
        $task = JRequest::getWord('task');

        //Add link
        if (K2HelperPermissions::canAddItem())
            $addLink = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&task=add&tmpl=component');
        $this->assignRef('addLink', $addLink);

        //Get data depending on task
        switch ($task) {

            case 'category':
                //Get category
                $id = JRequest::getInt('id');
                JTable::addIncludePath(JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'tables');
                $category = &JTable::getInstance('K2Category', 'Table');
                $category->load($id);

                //Access check
                $user = &JFactory::getUser();
                if ($category->access > $user->get('aid', 0)) {
                    JError::raiseError(403, JText::_("ALERTNOTAUTH"));
                }
                if (!$category->published || $category->trash) {
                    JError::raiseError(404, JText::_("Category not found"));
                }

                //Merge params
                $cparams = new JParameter($category->params);
                if ($cparams->get('inheritFrom')) {
                    $masterCategory = &JTable::getInstance('K2Category', 'Table');
                    $masterCategory->load($cparams->get('inheritFrom'));
                    $cparams = new JParameter($masterCategory->params);
                }
                $params->merge($cparams);

                //Category link
                $category->link = urldecode(JRoute::_(K2HelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($category->id.':'.urlencode($category->alias))));

                //Category image
                if (! empty($category->image)) {
                    $category->image = JURI::root().'media/k2/categories/'.$category->image;
                } else {
                    if ($params->get('catImageDefault')) {
                        $category->image = JURI::root().'components/com_k2/images/placeholder/category.png';
                    }
                }

                //Category plugins
                $dispatcher = &JDispatcher::getInstance();
                JPluginHelper::importPlugin('content');
                $category->text = $category->description;
                $dispatcher->trigger('onPrepareContent', array ( & $category, &$params, $limitstart));
                $category->description = $category->text;

                //Category K2 plugins
                $category->event->K2CategoryDisplay = '';
                JPluginHelper::importPlugin('k2');
                $results = $dispatcher->trigger('onK2CategoryDisplay', array(&$category, &$params, $limitstart));
                $category->event->K2CategoryDisplay = trim(implode("\n", $results));
                $category->text = $category->description;
                $dispatcher->trigger('onK2PrepareContent', array ( & $category, &$params, $limitstart));
                $category->description = $category->text;

                $this->assignRef('category', $category);
                $this->assignRef('user', $user);

                //Category childs
                $ordering = $params->get('subCatOrdering');
                $childs = $model->getCategoryFirstChilds($id, $ordering);
                if (count($childs)) {
                    foreach ($childs as $child) {
                        if ($params->get('subCatTitleItemCounter'))
                            $child->numOfItems = $model->countCategoryItems($child->id);

                        if (! empty($child->image)) {
                            $child->image = JURI::root().'media/k2/categories/'.$child->image;
                        } else {
                            if ($params->get('catImageDefault')) {
                                $child->image = JURI::root().'components/com_k2/images/placeholder/category.png';
                            }
                        }

                        $child->name = htmlspecialchars($child->name, ENT_QUOTES);
                        $child->link = urldecode(JRoute::_(K2HelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id.':'.urlencode($child->alias))));
                        $subCategories[] = $child;

                    }
                    $this->assignRef('subCategories', $subCategories);
                }

                //Set limit
                $limit = $params->get('num_leading_items') + $params->get('num_primary_items') + $params->get('num_secondary_items') + $params->get('num_links');

                //Set featured flag
                JRequest::setVar('featured', $params->get('catFeaturedItems'));

                //Set layout
                $this->setLayout('category');

                //Set title
                $title = $category->name;
                $category->name = htmlspecialchars($category->name, ENT_QUOTES);
                break;

            case 'user':
                //Get user
                $id = JRequest::getInt('id');
                $user = &JFactory::getUser($id);

                //Check user status
                if ($user->block) {
                    JError::raiseError(404, JText::_('User not found'));
                }

                //Get K2 user profile
                $user->profile = $model->getUserProfile();

                //User image
                $user->avatar = K2HelperUtilities::getAvatar($user->id, $user->email, $params->get('userImageWidth'));

                //User K2 plugins
                $user->event->K2UserDisplay = '';
                if (is_object($user->profile) && $user->profile->id > 0) {

                    $dispatcher = &JDispatcher::getInstance();
                    JPluginHelper::importPlugin('k2');
                    $results = $dispatcher->trigger('onK2UserDisplay', array(&$user->profile, &$params, $limitstart));
                    $user->event->K2UserDisplay = trim(implode("\n", $results));

                }


                $this->assignRef('user', $user);
                
                $db = &JFactory::getDBO();
                $nullDate = $db->getNullDate();
                $date = &JFactory::getDate();
				$now = $date->toMySQL();
				
				$this->assignRef('nullDate', $nullDate);
				$this->assignRef('now', $now);
                

                //Set layout
                $this->setLayout('user');

                //Set limit
                $limit = $params->get('userItemCount');

                //Set title
                $title = $user->name;
                $user->name = htmlspecialchars($user->name, ENT_QUOTES);

                break;

            case 'tag':
                //Set layout
                $this->setLayout('generic');

                //Set limit
                $limit = $params->get('genericItemCount');

                //set title
                $title = JText::_('Displaying items by tag:').' '.JRequest::getVar('tag');
                break;

            case 'search':
                //Set layout
                $this->setLayout('generic');

                //Set limit
                $limit = $params->get('genericItemCount');

                //Set title
                $title = JText::_('Search results for:').' '.JRequest::getVar('searchword');
                break;

            case 'date':
                //Set layout
                $this->setLayout('generic');

                //Set limit
                $limit = $params->get('genericItemCount');

                //Set title
                if (JRequest::getInt('day')) {
                    $date = strtotime(JRequest::getInt('year').'-'.JRequest::getInt('month').'-'.JRequest::getInt('day'));
                    $title = JText::_('Items filtered by date:').' '.JHTML::_('date', $date, '%A, %d %B %Y');
                } else {
                    $date = strtotime(JRequest::getInt('year').'-'.JRequest::getInt('month'));
                    $title = JText::_('Items filtered by date:').' '.JHTML::_('date', $date, '%B %Y');
                }
                break;

            default:
                //Set layout
                $this->setLayout('category');
                $user = &JFactory::getUser();
                $this->assignRef('user', $user);

                //Set limit
                $limit = $params->get('num_leading_items') + $params->get('num_primary_items') + $params->get('num_secondary_items') + $params->get('num_links');
                //Set featured flag
                JRequest::setVar('featured', $params->get('catFeaturedItems'));

                //Set title
                $title = $params->get('page_title');

                break;

        }

        //Set limit for model
        if(!$limit) $limit = 10;
        JRequest::setVar('limit', $limit);

        //Get ordering
        if($task=='tag')
        	$ordering = $params->get('tagOrdering');
        else
        	$ordering = $params->get('catOrdering');

        //Get items
        $items = $model->getData($ordering);

        //Pagination
        jimport('joomla.html.pagination');
        $total = $model->getTotal();
        $pagination = new JPagination($total, $limitstart, $limit);

        //Prepare items
		$user = &JFactory::getUser();
        $cache = &JFactory::getCache('com_k2_extended');
        $model = &$this->getModel('item');
        for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($items); $i++) {

            //Item group
            if ($task == "category" || $task == "") {
                if ($i < ($params->get('num_links') + $params->get('num_leading_items') + $params->get('num_primary_items') + $params->get('num_secondary_items')))
                    $items[$i]->itemGroup = 'links';
                if ($i < ($params->get('num_secondary_items') + $params->get('num_leading_items') + $params->get('num_primary_items')))
                    $items[$i]->itemGroup = 'secondary';
                if ($i < ($params->get('num_primary_items') + $params->get('num_leading_items')))
                    $items[$i]->itemGroup = 'primary';
                if ($i < $params->get('num_leading_items'))
                    $items[$i]->itemGroup = 'leading';
            }
            if ($user->guest){
	            $hits = $items[$i]->hits;
	            $items[$i]->hits = 0;
	            $items[$i] = $cache->call(array('K2ModelItem', 'prepareItem'), $items[$i], $view, $task);
	            $items[$i]->hits = $hits;
            }
			else {
				$items[$i] = $model->prepareItem($items[$i], $view, $task);
			}


			//Plugins
			$items[$i] = $model->execPlugins($items[$i], $view, $task);

        	//Trigger comments counter event
        	$dispatcher = &JDispatcher::getInstance();
			JPluginHelper::importPlugin ('k2');
			$results = $dispatcher->trigger('onK2CommentsCounter', array ( & $items[$i], &$params, $limitstart));
			$items[$i]->event->K2CommentsCounter = trim(implode("\n", $results));


        }

        //Set title
        $document = &JFactory::getDocument();
        $menus = &JSite::getMenu();
        $menu = $menus->getActive();
        if (is_object($menu)) {
            $menu_params = new JParameter($menu->params);
            if (!$menu_params->get('page_title'))
                $params->set('page_title', $title);
        } else {
            $params->set('page_title', $title);
        }
        $document->setTitle($params->get('page_title'));

        //Pathway
        $pathway = &$mainframe->getPathWay();
        if(!isset($menu->query['task'])) $menu->query['task']='';
    	if($menu) {
			switch ($task) {
				case 'category':
					if($menu->query['task']!='category' || $menu->query['id']!= JRequest::getInt('id'))
						$pathway->addItem($title, '');
					break;
				case 'user':
					if($menu->query['task']!='user' || $menu->query['id']!= JRequest::getInt('id'))
						$pathway->addItem($title, '');
					break;

				case 'tag':
					if($menu->query['task']!='tag' || $menu->query['tag']!= JRequest::getVar('tag'))
						$pathway->addItem($title, '');
					break;

				case 'search':
				case 'date':
					$pathway->addItem($title, '');
					break;
			}
		}


        //Feed link
		$config =& JFactory::getConfig();
		$menu = &JSite::getMenu();
		$default = $menu->getDefault();
		$active =  $menu->getActive();
		if($task=='tag'){
			$link = K2HelperRoute::getTagRoute(JRequest::getVar('tag'));
		}
		else {
			$link='';
		}
		if (!is_null($active) && $active->id==$default->id && $config->getValue('config.sef')){
			$link.= '&Itemid='.$active->id.'&format=feed&limitstart=';
		}
		else {
			$link.= '&format=feed&limitstart=';
		}

        $feed = JRoute::_($link);
        $this->assignRef('feed', $feed);
        
        //Add head feed link
        if($params->get('feedLink', 1)){
	        $attribs = array('type'=>'application/rss+xml', 'title'=>'RSS 2.0');
	        $document->addHeadLink(JRoute::_($link.'&type=rss'), 'alternate', 'rel', $attribs);
	        $attribs = array('type'=>'application/atom+xml', 'title'=>'Atom 1.0');
	        $document->addHeadLink(JRoute::_($link.'&type=atom'), 'alternate', 'rel', $attribs);
        }

        //Assign data
        if ($task == "category" || $task == "") {
            $leading = @array_slice($items, 0, $params->get('num_leading_items'));
            $primary = @array_slice($items, $params->get('num_leading_items'), $params->get('num_primary_items'));
            $secondary = @array_slice($items, $params->get('num_leading_items') + $params->get('num_primary_items'), $params->get('num_secondary_items'));
            $links = @array_slice($items, $params->get('num_leading_items') + $params->get('num_primary_items') + $params->get('num_secondary_items'), $params->get('num_links'));
            $this->assignRef('leading', $leading);
            $this->assignRef('primary', $primary);
            $this->assignRef('secondary', $secondary);
            $this->assignRef('links', $links);
        } else {
            $this->assignRef('items', $items);
        }

		//Set default values to avoid division by zero
		if ($params->get('num_leading_columns')==0)
       		$params->set('num_leading_columns',1);
		if ($params->get('num_primary_columns')==0)
       		$params->set('num_primary_columns',1);
		if ($params->get('num_secondary_columns')==0)
       		$params->set('num_secondary_columns',1);
		if ($params->get('num_links_columns')==0)
       		$params->set('num_links_columns',1);

        $this->assignRef('params', $params);
        $this->assignRef('pagination', $pagination);

        //Look for template files in component folders
        $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_COMPONENT.DS.'templates');
        $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_COMPONENT.DS.'templates'.DS.'default');

        //Look for overrides in template folder (K2 template structure)
        $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_SITE.DS.'templates'.DS.$mainframe->getTemplate().DS.'html'.DS.'com_k2'.DS.'templates');
        $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_SITE.DS.'templates'.DS.$mainframe->getTemplate().DS.'html'.DS.'com_k2'.DS.'templates'.DS.'default');

        //Look for overrides in template folder (Joomla! template structure)
        $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_SITE.DS.'templates'.DS.$mainframe->getTemplate().DS.'html'.DS.'com_k2'.DS.'default');
        $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_SITE.DS.'templates'.DS.$mainframe->getTemplate().DS.'html'.DS.'com_k2');

        //Look for specific K2 theme files
        if ($params->get('theme')) {
            $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_COMPONENT.DS.'templates'.DS.$params->get('theme'));
            $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_SITE.DS.'templates'.DS.$mainframe->getTemplate().DS.'html'.DS.'com_k2'.DS.'templates'.DS.$params->get('theme'));
            $this->_addPath('template', JPATH_SITE.DS.'templates'.DS.$mainframe->getTemplate().DS.'html'.DS.'com_k2'.DS.$params->get('theme'));
        }

        parent::display($tpl);
    }

}