implementing php function and an array into a template

[egysc]

how can I implement a php function and an array into a template some thing similar to :

PHP Code:

<?php
function draw_rand_array($array,$draws)
{
        $lastIndex = count($array) - 1;
        $returnArr = array();
        while($draws > 1)
        {
                $rndIndex = rand(0,$lastIndex);
                array_push($returnArr,array_splice($array,$rndIndex,1));
                $draws--;
                $lastIndex--;
        }

        return $returnArr;
}
?>

[kh99]

You can't put php in a template, it has to go in a plugin. You can then register a variable (in your plugin code) to a template to display it. In the case of an array, you can then use <vb:each> tags in the template like:

<vb:each from="myarray" value="item">
//Code to display an item
{vb:raw item}
</vb:each>

For instructions on registering variables to a template, you can look at this article: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228078 . If you are trying to use your array in an existing template, you will want to use the vB_Template:reRegister() function.