us_tides() – Display information about high and low tides obtained from the NOAA Tides and Currents website

Description

Display information about high and low tides obtained from the NOAA Tides and Currents website

e.g.

Threemile Cut entrance, Darien River GA 
May 18,2012 
02:10 AM 0.7 Low Tide 
07:50 AM 6.6 High Tide 
02:11 PM 0.2 Low Tide 
08:07 PM 7.8 High Tide 

Usage

$string = us_tides( $atts );

Parameters

$atts

( mixed ) optional –

Returns

string Result of shortcode

Source

File name: us-tides/shortcodes/us-tides.php
Lines:

function us_tides( $atts=NULL ) {
  $station = bw_array_get( $atts, "station", "8423745" );
  $link = bw_array_get( $atts, "link", "y" );
  $link = bw_validate_torf( $link );
  $date_format = bw_array_get( $atts, "date_format", "M d,Y" );
  $response = us_load_xml_file( $station );
  if ( $response ) {
    $stationname = $response->stationname;   
    $state = $response->state;
    $text = "Tide times and heights for:";
    $text .= " ";
    $text .= $stationname;
    $text .= " ";
    $text .= $state;
    if ( $link ) { 
      alink( "stationname", "http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/NOAATidesFacade.jsp?Stationid=$station", $text );  
    } else {   
     p( $text, "stationname" );
    }
    p( bw_format_date( null, $date_format ) );
    $today = bw_format_date( null, "Y/m/d" );
    foreach ( $response->data->item as $item ) {
      if ( $item->date == $today ) {
        us_format_item( $item  );
      }  
    }
  }
  return( bw_ret());
}
 

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