Passing Variable returns only first word?

[jonnypixel]

Hi, ( Thanks for any help in advance )

 

I am still learning php and if some one could help i would be very grateful, cheers.

 

I have a menu system and it displays on my tabs correctly but when i hover over the Names with Two words ( eg: Brown Bread )

 

It only shows

 

&cat=Brown  ( In my URL )

 

$link = 'index.php?area=mypage&cat=';

$html .= '<li><a href='.$link.''.$menuData['items'][$itemId]['name'].'>' .$menuData['items'][$itemId]['name']; 

   // find childitems recursively
            $html .= buildMenu($itemId, $menuData);

            $html .= '</a></li>';

 

Can any one please help as to how i can keep the full two words showing in my link please?

 

I want it to show

 

&cat=Brown Bread  ( In my URL )

 

I have tried variations of "\"  "\"  and  '\'    '\'  But it either shows me an error or just adds it to the link URL.

 

 

[kenrbnsn]

You should always use quotes on attribute values in HTML tags:

<a href="xyz.php?x=this is a test">x</a>

You can also use urlencode

<a href="http://www.example.com/test.php?x=<?php echo urlencode("this is a test");?>">y</a>

 

In you case, do something like:

<?php
$html = '';
$link = 'index.php?area=mypage&cat=';
$html .= '<li><a href="'.$link.''.$menuData['items'][$itemId]['name'].'">' .$menuData['items'][$itemId]['name']; 
   // find childitems recursively
$html .= buildMenu($itemId, $menuData);
$html .= '</a></li>';
?>

 

If you had looked at the generated code, you would have seen that the rest of your string was there.

 

Ken

[jonnypixel]

Thankyou,

 

I used the the urlencode and it works now.

 

Thanks for your help there.