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udm_cat_list

Get all the categories on the same level with the current one

Description

array udm_cat_list ( resource $agent , string $category )

Gets all the categories on the same level with the current one.

The function can be useful for developing categories tree browser.

Parameters

agent

A link to Agent, received after call to udm_alloc_agent.

category

Return Values

Returns an array listing all categories of the same level as the current category in the categories tree.

The returned array consists of pairs. Elements with even index numbers contain the category paths, odd elements contain the corresponding category names. 

$array[0] will contain '020300'
  $array[1] will contain 'Audi'
  $array[2] will contain '020301'
  $array[3] will contain 'BMW'
  $array[4] will contain '020302'
  $array[5] will contain 'Opel'
  ...
 etc.

Examples

Following is an example of displaying links of the current level in format: 

Audi
  BMW
  Opel
  ...

Example #1 udm_cat_listexample

<?php
 $cat_list_arr = udm_cat_list($udm_agent, $cat);
 $cat_list = '';
 for ($i=0; $i<count($cat_list_arr); $i+=2) {
    $path = $cat_list_arr[$i];
    $name = $cat_list_arr[$i+1];
    $cat_list .= "<a href=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?cat=$path\">$name</a><br />";
 }
?>

See Also

  • udm_cat_path