please help cant figure out why two pieces of code produce different results? - Hi, i have some code PHP Code: foreach ( $category_list as $category => $sub_category ) { switch( $category ) {

ljackson · 21st January 2010, 04:39 PM

Hi,

i have some code

PHP Code:

      foreach ($category_list as $category => $sub_category) 
    {
        switch($category)
        {
            case "DVD";
                $aw_id = "240";
                $aw_name = "DVDs";
                $keywords = "-region 1";
                break;
            case "CD";
                $aw_id = "241";
                $aw_name = "Music";
                $keywords = "";
                break;
            case "Video Games";
                $aw_id = "579";
                $aw_name = "Video Games";
                $keywords = "";
                break;
            case "Blu-Ray";
                $aw_id = "550";
                $aw_name = "Blu-Ray";
                $keywords = "-region 1";
                break;
            case "Books";
                $aw_id = "538";
                $aw_name = "Books";
                $keywords = "";
                break;
        }
        
        print "<div class='category_container'>";
        print "<h2 class='category_header red'>$category</h2>";
        print $keywords;
        
        #GET TOP 5 ITEMS FOR EACH CATEGORY
        $AW_catid = $aw_id;
        $AW_cat = $aw_name;
        $keywords = "";
        $oRefineBy = new stdClass();
        $oRefineBy -> iId = 4;
        $oRefineBy -> sName = 'Category';
        $oRefineByDefinition = new stdClass();
        $oRefineByDefinition -> sId = $AW_catid;
        $oRefineByDefinition -> sName = $AW_cat;
        $oRefineBy -> oRefineByDefinition = $oRefineByDefinition;
        $returnedcolumns = array(sName,sAwImageUrl,sMerchantImageUrl,sMerchantThumbUrl,sDescription,sBrand,iMerchantId,iCategoryId);        
        $booleansearch = array("sQuery" => "$keywords", "oActiveRefineByGroup" => $oRefineBy, "bAdult" => true, "iLimit"=>5, "sColumnToReturn" => $returnedcolumns, "bIncludeTree" => true, "sSort"=>"popularity", "sMode" => "boolean");

when defining the keywords "sQuery" => "$keywords" it returns different results from putting the keywords in the query instead of the varible name like so

PHP Code:

   $booleansearch = array("sQuery" => "-region 1", "oActiveRefineByGroup" => $oRefineBy, "bAdult" => true, "iLimit"=>5, "sColumnToReturn" => $returnedcolumns, "bIncludeTree" => true, "sSort"=>"popularity", "sMode" => "boolean");

ive printed out the values of $keyword and they are correct but im not sure why im getting the two sets of results with what looks to be the same query?

also if i remove the quotes around $keywords i get the same results as i did with them?

any ideas?

thanks

21st January 2010, 04:39 PM	#1
ljackson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 372 Thanks: 22 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Intermediate	please help cant figure out why two pieces of code produce different results? Hi, i have some code PHP Code: foreach ($category_list as $category => $sub_category) { switch($category) { case "DVD"; $aw_id = "240"; $aw_name = "DVDs"; $keywords = "-region 1"; break; case "CD"; $aw_id = "241"; $aw_name = "Music"; $keywords = ""; break; case "Video Games"; $aw_id = "579"; $aw_name = "Video Games"; $keywords = ""; break; case "Blu-Ray"; $aw_id = "550"; $aw_name = "Blu-Ray"; $keywords = "-region 1"; break; case "Books"; $aw_id = "538"; $aw_name = "Books"; $keywords = ""; break; } print "<div class='category_container'>"; print "<h2 class='category_header red'>$category</h2>"; print $keywords; #GET TOP 5 ITEMS FOR EACH CATEGORY $AW_catid = $aw_id; $AW_cat = $aw_name; $keywords = ""; $oRefineBy = new stdClass(); $oRefineBy -> iId = 4; $oRefineBy -> sName = 'Category'; $oRefineByDefinition = new stdClass(); $oRefineByDefinition -> sId = $AW_catid; $oRefineByDefinition -> sName = $AW_cat; $oRefineBy -> oRefineByDefinition = $oRefineByDefinition; $returnedcolumns = array(sName,sAwImageUrl,sMerchantImageUrl,sMerchantThumbUrl,sDescription,sBrand,iMerchantId,iCategoryId); $booleansearch = array("sQuery" => "$keywords", "oActiveRefineByGroup" => $oRefineBy, "bAdult" => true, "iLimit"=>5, "sColumnToReturn" => $returnedcolumns, "bIncludeTree" => true, "sSort"=>"popularity", "sMode" => "boolean"); when defining the keywords "sQuery" => "$keywords" it returns different results from putting the keywords in the query instead of the varible name like so PHP Code: `$booleansearch = array("sQuery" => "-region 1", "oActiveRefineByGroup" => $oRefineBy, "bAdult" => true, "iLimit"=>5, "sColumnToReturn" => $returnedcolumns, "bIncludeTree" => true, "sSort"=>"popularity", "sMode" => "boolean");` ive printed out the values of $keyword and they are correct but im not sure why im getting the two sets of results with what looks to be the same query? also if i remove the quotes around $keywords i get the same results as i did with them? any ideas? thanks Last edited by ljackson; 21st January 2010 at 04:49 PM..

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