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Amit Kumar
1,063 PointsI am not getting why & is used in this code and can you tell me process of else block its confusing..
$pagination = "<div class=\"pagination\">";
$pagination .= "Pages: ";
for ($i = 1;$i <= $total_pages;$i++) {
if ($i == $current_page) {
$pagination .= " <span>$i</span>";
} else {
$pagination .= " <a href='catalog.php?";
if (!empty($search)) {
$pagination .= "s=".urlencode(htmlspecialchars($search))."&";
} else if (!empty($section)) {
$pagination .= "cat=".$section."&";
}
$pagination .= "pg=$i'>$i</a>";
}
}
$pagination .= "</div>";
1 Answer
Angyal István
11,259 Points$pagination = "<div class=\"pagination\">";
$pagination .= "Pages: ";
for ($i = 1; $i <= $total_pages; $i++) {
if ($i == $current_page) {
$pagination .= " <span>$i</span>"; // here maybe a mistake, try it: $pagination .= " <span>".$i."</span>";
} else {
$pagination .= " <a href=/'catalog.php?"; // i just put escape char before '
if (!empty($search)) {
$pagination .= "s=".urlencode(htmlspecialchars($search))."&";
} else if (!empty($section)) {
$pagination .= "cat=".$section."&";
}
$pagination .= "pg=$i'>$i</a>"; // here maybe a mistake, try it: $pagination .= "pg=".$i."\'>".$i."</a>";
}
}
$pagination .= "</div>";
Have a nice day!
Amit Kumar
1,063 PointsAmit Kumar
1,063 Pointssir please tell me what is the reason of using & at the end of line $pagination .= "cat=".$section."&";