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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Listing and Sorting Inventory Items Breadcrumbs

Siraj Khan
Siraj Khan
3,451 Points
Posted by Siraj Khan
Siraj Khan
3,451 Points

In the breadcrumbs class why do we repeat echo $item["category'] twice.?

php

In the breadcrumbs class:

      <a href="catalog.php">Full Catalog</a>
      &gt; <a href="catalog.php?cat=
      <?php echo strtolower($item["category"]); ?>">
      <?php echo $item["category"]; ?></a>
      &gt; <?php echo $item["title"]; ?>

why do we repeat echo $item["category'] twice.?? Please help.

1 Answer

theodevries
theodevries
15,895 Points
theodevries
theodevries
15,895 Points

Hi Siraj,

The first item["category"] is used as a parameter in the link (after ?cat=) so the link points to the right category. The second is just the plain text the user sees as the link text.

if $item['category'] = 'flowers' the output in HTML would be:

<a href="catelog.php?cat=flowers">flowers</a>

So this would be the middle link in the breadcrumbs. I see in Alena's example the category is music.

Is the answer helpful?

Kind Regards