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<?php $number = 28; $columnCount = 4; for($i = 1, $loopCounter = 1; $i <= $number; $i = $i + $columnCount, $loopCounter++) { $range = range($i, $i+$columnCount - 1); if($loopCounter % 2 === 0) { $range = array_reverse($range); } foreach($range as $n) { echo str_pad($n, 2, ' ', STR_PAD_LEFT) . " "; } echo "\n"; }
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.40, 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.34, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.25, 8.4.1 - 8.4.12
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preferences:
119.98 ms | 410 KiB | 5 Q