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}
* Create a new array, then organize the events
* by the day of the month
on which they occur
*/
$events = array();
foreach ( $arr as $event )
{
$day = date('j', strtotime($event['event_start']));
?>
}
try
{
$events[$day][] = new Event($event);
}
catch ( Exception $e )
{
die ( $e->getMessage() );
}
}
return $events;
CHAPTER 4 ■ BUILD AN EVENTS CALENDAR
Now the events can be loaded and organized in such a way that the method to output the actual
calendar, HTML can easily put dates in the proper place.
Outputting HTML to Display the Calendar and Events
At this point, you have the database set up, test events stored, and methods in place to load and organize
the event data into an easy-to-use array. You’re ready to put the pieces together and build a calendar!
The calendar will be built by a public method called buildCalendar(). This will generate a calendar
with the following attributes:
• A heading that will show the month and year being displayed
• Weekday abbreviations to make the calendar look like a calendar
• Numbered boxes that contain events if they exist for the given date
To start, declare the buildCalendar() method in the Calendar class, and create the heading in an H2
element. Also, create an array of weekday abbreviations and loop through them to generate an
unordered list. Add the following bold code to do so:
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