odd results inside of a switch statement - mysql

Question

Thanks in advance to those who will have taken time to look at my issue. I fetch results from a table that describe activities of a contractor. There are a large number of True/False fields and I seek only to display those that are true. I create a field_name => field_type array and parse my display accordingly. (apologies for the large code snippet.)
$result = $mysqli->query($visitsSQL);
if ( $result->num_rows == 0 ){ // Visit records don't exist
$_SESSION['message'] = "Cannot find any unpaid visits";
header("location: error.php");
}
else { // unpaid visits exist
$fields= array();
while ($finfo = mysqli_fetch_field($result)){
$fields [$finfo->name]= $finfo->type ; //this array holds field names -> field types
} //finish fetching keys and types
echo "<br>";
echo "<br>Begin visit records<br>";
echo "<div class='review_row'> </div>"; //this puts a thin line to separate visits
while ($visit = $result->fetch_assoc()) { //here's where each visit is compiled and sent to screen
echo "<div class='review_row'>"; //this puts a thin line on the bottom to separate visits
foreach ($fields as $k => $v) {
$field_name = $k;
$field_type = $v;
$field_data = $visit[$field_name];
switch ($field_type) {
case 1: //The field is a True / False field
if ($field_data ==1){ //show the field only if the value is set to True
echo "I am a YES/NO field called " . $field_name . " <br>"; //This line is a test
echo "<span style='color: #009999;> - " . $field_name . "</span><br>";
}
break;
case 4: //The field is a double numeric
if ($field_data != null) { //show the field only if the value is set to True
echo "<span style='color: #b38f00';>" . $field_name . "</span> " . $field_data . "<br>";
}
break;
case 253: //A text field
if ($field_data != null) {
echo "<span style='color: #b38f00';>" . $field_name . "</span> " . $field_data . "<br>";
}
break;
case 254: //a Datetime field
if ($field_data != null) {
echo "<span style='color: #b38f00';>" . $field_name . "</span> " . $field_data . "<br>";
}
break;
default: { //field type is not represented above
// do nothing so far I take care of each field type above
}
} //end of switch
} //end of foreach
} //end of while loop for the query results
echo "</div>";
} // end of if / else that determine if there are records to display
The strange results occur in the "switch" statement where "case 1". My current test record has 7 YES/NO fields whose values are all set to 1. They are
Prepared evening meal
Cleaned up evening meal dishes
Shopped for groceries
Washed and folded clothes
Washed bedding
Vacuumed carpets
Swept kitchen floor
I should get two "echo"s for each "field_type = 1": (1) my test echo and (2) what I eventually want to display, but for some reason they display alternately - see image below. I've fought with this for two days, trying if/then parsing as well, but I come up with this "every-second-one" type of result.
screenshot of output from query
Thanks for any thoughts or direction.

Answer 1

I have found the problem & corrected it. It had to do with the "span..." tags. I replaced the inline "style=..." with a class. I set the the color within the class then removed settings with an "class: after" section.