protected function dataCheck(&$data) {
        
        // no need to go on, if there is no data
        if (count($data) < 1 || !is_array($data)) {

            // exit
            return false;
        }
        
        // first check that there are enough Column definitions for the data supplied
        for ($r=0; $r<count($data); ++$r) {

            $rowColumnCount = count($data[$r]);

            // if this row does not have enough columns, add them
            if ($rowColumnCount > $this->columnCount) {

                // add as many Columns as needed to handle this larger row
                for ($i=$this->columnCount; $i<$rowColumnCount; ++$i) {

                    // add one default column
                    $this->columnDefinitions[] = new Column();
                }

                // update the column count to reflect this new size
                $this->columnCount = $rowColumnCount;
            }
        }      

        // now, pad any row that doesn't have enough data to fill the columns
        for ($r=0; $r<count($data); ++$r) {

            // if this row does not have enough columns, add them
            if (count($data[$r]) < $this->columnCount) {

                // pad the array with empty space to fill out any columns not there
                $data[$r] = array_pad($data[$r],$this->columnCount,"");

            }
        }
        
        // we got past the hurdles, data is good
        return true;
        
    }
protected function dataCheck(&$data) {
        
        // no need to go on, if there is no data
        if (count($data) < 1 || !is_array($data)) {

            // exit
            return false;
        }
        
        // first check that there are enough Column definitions for the data supplied
        for ($r=0; $r<count($data); ++$r) {

            $rowColumnCount = count($data[$r]);

            // if this row does not have enough columns, add them
            if ($rowColumnCount > $this->columnCount) {

                // add as many Columns as needed to handle this larger row
                for ($i=$this->columnCount; $i<$rowColumnCount; ++$i) {

                    // add one default column
                    $this->columnDefinitions[] = new Column();
                }

                // update the column count to reflect this new size
                $this->columnCount = $rowColumnCount;
            }
        }      

        // now, pad any row that doesn't have enough data to fill the columns
        for ($r=0; $r<count($data); ++$r) {

            // if this row does not have enough columns, add them
            if (count($data[$r]) < $this->columnCount) {

                // pad the array with empty space to fill out any columns not there
                $data[$r] = array_pad($data[$r],$this->columnCount,"");

            }
        }
        
        // we got past the hurdles, data is good
        return true;
        
    }
protected function dataCheck ( & $ data ) { // no need to go on, if there is no data if ( count ( $ data ) < 1 || ! is_array ( $ data ) ) { // exit return false ; } // first check that there are enough Column definitions for the data supplied for ( $ r = 0 ; $ r < count ( $ data ) ; ++ $ r ) { $ rowColumnCount = count ( $ data [ $ r ] ) ; // if this row does not have enough columns, add them if ( $ rowColumnCount > $ this -> columnCount ) { // add as many Columns as needed to handle this larger row for ( $ i = $ this -> columnCount ; $ i < $ rowColumnCount ; ++ $ i ) { // add one default column $ this -> columnDefinitions [ ] = new Column ( ) ; } // update the column count to reflect this new size $ this -> columnCount = $ rowColumnCount ; } } // now, pad any row that doesn't have enough data to fill the columns for ( $ r = 0 ; $ r < count ( $ data ) ; ++ $ r ) { // if this row does not have enough columns, add them if ( count ( $ data [ $ r ] ) < $ this -> columnCount ) { // pad the array with empty space to fill out any columns not there $ data [ $ r ] = array_pad ( $ data [ $ r ] , $ this -> columnCount , "" ) ; } } // we got past the hurdles, data is good return true ; }
Helper function to ensure the data is correct

@param array $data
@return bool
Helper function to ensure the data is correct