How can PHP developers separate logic from presentation when generating pagination links to improve code readability and maintainability?

To separate logic from presentation when generating pagination links in PHP, developers can create a separate function or class responsible for generating the pagination links. This helps improve code readability and maintainability by keeping the pagination logic isolated from the presentation layer. 

<?php

function generatePaginationLinks($totalPages, $currentPage) {
    $links = '';
    
    for ($i = 1; $i <= $totalPages; $i++) {
        $activeClass = ($i == $currentPage) ? 'active' : '';
        $links .= '<a href="?page=' . $i . '" class="' . $activeClass . '">' . $i . '</a>';
    }
    
    return $links;
}

$totalPages = 10;
$currentPage = 5;

echo generatePaginationLinks($totalPages, $currentPage);

?>

Keywords

PHP pagination separation of concerns code readability maintainability

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