PHP parse array to add css - php

Question

I have the following code:
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
$output_items[] = $row["title"]; } // while
print(implode("\n", $output_items));
Which does what it says and splits the array with a new line for each item.
But how do I do the same and allow formatting with i.e. I basically want to say
foreach of the $output_items echo "<div class=whatever>$output_items</div> etc etc
Tearing my hair out with this!
Many thanks for all help
Darren

Answer 1

foreach ($output_items as $oi){
echo "<div class=whatever>$oi</div>";
}
doesn't work? or i did not get what you are searching for

Answer 2

Pretty simple, to make it easier to read I'd do something like this:
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
echo '<div class="whatever">';
echo $row["title"];
echo '</div>' . "\n";
} // while
Although you could still do this with your original code pretty easily:
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
$output_items[] = '<div class="whatever">' . $row["title"] . '</div>'; } // while
print(implode("\n", $output_items));

Answer 3

Rather than implode() them all with line breaks, use string interpolation to add them together:
$out_string = "";
// Loop over your array $output_items and wrap each in <div />
// while appending each to a single output string.
foreach ($output_items as $item) {
$out_string .= "<div class='whatever'>$item</div>\n";
}
echo $out_string;