How to show unique value on tcpdf? - php

Question

Reference - http://i.stack.imgur.com/oAIbz.png
foreach($data as $k=>$v){
//print_r($v);
exit;
if ($yr != $v['year']) {
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', 'B',9);
$pdf->Cell(25,4, 'Payment Year :',0,0,'L', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '',9);
$pdf->Cell(10,4, $v['year'],0,1,'L', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
//header
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', 'B',9);
$pdf->Cell(67,4, 'Student',1,0,'C', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
$pdf->Cell(30,4, $v['year'].' Class',1,0,'C', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
$pdf->Cell(47,4, 'Fee',1,0,'C', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
$pdf->Cell(20,4, 'Amount',1,0,'C', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
$pdf->Cell(20,4, 'Total',1,1,'C', false,'',0,false,'T','M');
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '',9);
//$total1 = $total1 + $v['amount'];
$total1 = 0;
$yr = $v['year'];
}
$pdf->MultiCell(67, 4, $v['student_name'], 1, 'L', 0, 0, '', '', true, 0, false, true, 8, 'T', false);
$pdf->MultiCell(30, 4, $v['class_english_name'], 1, 'L', 0, 0, '', '', true, 0, false, true, 8, 'T', false);
$pdf->MultiCell(47, 4, $v['fee_group_desc'], 1, 'L', 0, 0, '', '', true, 0, false, true, 8, 'T', false);
$pdf->MultiCell(20, 4, '*'.number_format($v['amount'],2), 1, 'C', 0, 0, '', '', true, 0, false, true, 8, 'T', false);
$total1 = $total1 + $v['amount'];
$total2 = $total2 + $v['amount'];
$pdf->MultiCell(20, 4, number_format($total1,2), 1, 'C', 0, 1, '', '', true, 0, false, true, 8, 'T', false);
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Answer 1

i guess your in some kind of loop? you need to store the fact that you have used the name, and for the rest of the loop check if you have used the name to determine if you need to display it again
outside the loop
$name_used=FALSE;//default to false
then in your loop
if(!$name_used){
$pdf->MultiCell(67, 4, $v['student_name'], 1, 'L', 0, 0, '', '', true, 0, false, true, 8, 'T', false);
$name_used=TRUE;//after first time through loop make this true, so name not used again
}else{
//maybe noting, maybe a blank cell
}