Better way of looking for matching value to output result? - php

Question

I have a few names I need to check for depending on the number associated with them. Right now I can accomplish this task with the following.
$detectInspector = array();
$detectInspector[558]="Name";
$detectInspector[559]="OtherName";
$detectInspector[560]="Someone";
echo $detectInspector[558];
The issue is I have hundreds of these I would have to type out. Is there an easier method to perhaps do something like
476 through 490 = name
518 through 530 = name
558 through 569 = othername
598 though 609 = othername
650 through 655 = someoneelse
690 through 695 = someoneelse
To explain how the code works:
Pull number from db
Check number against list to see who name
matches
echo result

Answer 1

You could try something like this :
First store your names within a multidimensional array with a name entry and an array with the ranges of the name. Obviously, the name is going to be set if the number is between the min and max value of each range.
$ranges = [
[
'name' => 'Jhon',
'ranges' => [
[1,50],
[120,200],
[401,409]
]
],
[
'name' => 'Jack',
'ranges' => [
[20,25],
[210,230],
],
],
[
'name' => 'Bill',
'ranges' => [
[245,270],
[301,350],
],
],
[
'name' => 'Steve',
'ranges' => [
[271,275],
],
],
];
$names = [];
foreach ($ranges as $nameProps) {
foreach ($nameProps['ranges'] as $range) {
list($min, $max) = $range;
$names[] = [
'name' => $nameProps['name'],
'min' => $min,
'max' => $max,
];
}
}
Then, assuming you get the $nb variable from the db :
$nb = 999;
$detectInspector = [];
for ($i = 1; $i <= $nb; $i++) {
$name = '';
foreach ($names as $k => $nameProps) {
if ($i >= $nameProps['min'] && $i <= $nameProps['max']) {
$name .= ($name ? ' | ' : '') . $nameProps['name'];
}
}
if ($name != '') {
$detectInspector[$i] = $name;
}
}
You can now use your $detectInspector value
var_dump($detectInspector);