Ampersand in a list viewer
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Last Post: October 6, 2010 (RSS)
I have a list of coaches specializing in different sports... one of them 'Track & Field'... and when I call up the page that displays these coaches, how do I call up the coaches with that category in the URL... for example, the following doesn't work (for obvious reasons)...
The easy fix is to change it to track and field... but I'm using this category list in a dropdown menu and the client wants the ampersand... so if there's something I need to do here, please let me know. I also need to know how to make it work for an apostraphe.
thanks ITools!
http://ultimatesportsamerica.com/coaches/?sport_category=track & fieldThe easy fix is to change it to track and field... but I'm using this category list in a dropdown menu and the client wants the ampersand... so if there's something I need to do here, please let me know. I also need to know how to make it work for an apostraphe.
thanks ITools!
John Tedesco
Creative Director
JAM Graphics
Creative Director
JAM Graphics
Re: [jtedescojam] Ampersand in a list viewer
By Jason - October 6, 2010
Hi,
What you can do is use a function called urlencode to encode your category name. This will turn the ampersand into a form that the server will recognize and text and not a separator.
The code would look something like this:
You'll have to change $record['category'] to match what you're using on the page.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you run into any issues.
What you can do is use a function called urlencode to encode your category name. This will turn the ampersand into a form that the server will recognize and text and not a separator.
The code would look something like this:
<a href="http://ultimatesportsamerica.com/coaches/?sports_category=<?php echo urlencode($record['category']);?>">TEXT FOR LINK</a>You'll have to change $record['category'] to match what you're using on the page.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you run into any issues.
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Re: [Jason] Ampersand in a list viewer
thank you
John Tedesco
Creative Director
JAM Graphics
Creative Director
JAM Graphics