<?php
/**
 * Translate a result array into a HTML table
 *
 * @author      Aidan Lister <aidan@php.net>
 * @version     1.3.1
 * @link        http://aidanlister.com/repos/v/function.array2table.php
 * @param       array  $array      The result (numericaly keyed, associative inner) array.
 * @param       bool   $recursive  Recursively generate tables for multi-dimensional arrays
 * @param       bool   $return     return or echo the data
 * @param       string $null       String to output for blank cells
 */
function array2table($array, $recursive = false, $return = false, $null = '&nbsp;')
{
    // Sanity check
	if (empty($array) || !is_array($array)) {
		return false;
    }

    if (!isset($array[0]) || !is_array($array[0])) {
        $array = array($array);
    }

    // Start the table
    $table = "<table>\n";

    // The header
    $table .= "\t<tr>";
    // Take the keys from the first row as the headings
	foreach (array_keys($array[0]) as $heading) {
		$table .= '<th>' . $heading . '</th>';
	}
    $table .= "</tr>\n";

    // The body
	foreach ($array as $row) {
        $table .= "\t<tr>" ;
		foreach ($row as $cell) {
			$table .= '<td>';

            // Cast objects
            if (is_object($cell)) { $cell = (array) $cell; }
            
            if ($recursive === true && is_array($cell) && !empty($cell)) {
                // Recursive mode
                $table .= "\n" . array2table($cell, true, true) . "\n";
            } else {
                $table .= (strlen($cell) > 0) ?
                    htmlspecialchars((string) $cell) :
                    $null;
            }

            $table .= '</td>';
		}

        $table .= "</tr>\n";
	}

    // End the table
    $table .= '</table>';

    // Method of output
    if ($return === false) {
        echo $table;
    } else {
        return $table;
    }
}

?>