I just needed to specify special layout for the articles of selected categories. I was looking for some solution online, but none of them worked. Mostly you can find this:
JRequest::getInt('catid');
or
JRequest::getInt('catid', '', 'get');
Maybe they worked in some other version of Joomla, but only working code I found is this (little modified by me to return integer values):
function getCategory() {
$iId = JRequest::getVar('id',0);
$database = &JFactory::getDBO();
if(JRequest::getVar('view', 0) == "section"){
return (int) JRequest::getVar( 'id', 0);
}else if(Jrequest::getVar( 'view', 0) == "category"){
$sql = "SELECT id FROM #__categories WHERE id = '$iId'";
$database->setQuery( $sql );
$row=$database->loadResult();
return (int) $row;
}else if(Jrequest::getVar('view', 0) == "article"){
$temp = explode(":",JRequest::getVar('id',0));
$sql = "SELECT catid FROM #__content WHERE id = ".$temp[0];
$database->setQuery( $sql );
$row=$database->loadResult();
return (int) $row;
}
}
$categoryId = getCategory();
wats up blogger. you have put up a nice blog and i genuinely liked reading your posts. i wonder how you will know all this stuff. i was pleased when i saw your blog. what blogging platform did you use for this blog. i’m using wordpress and i find it a bit tough. are you using wordpress too? if yes can you tell me about the themes and plugins you use for your blog. i will be grateful if you assist me on this.
Hi Dominic,
thx 4 ur comment. I am using this template:
Twenty Ten 1.2 by the WordPress team
it is basic template of the WordPress installation.
And about plugins I would list those basic:
All in One SEO Pack
Custom Tag Cloud Widget
FD Feedburner Plugin
jQuery Lightbox
ShareThis
Syntax Highlighter for WordPress
Twitter Widget Pro
and finally
WPtouch (this displays custom mobile theme if my blog is being accesed from mobile device)
Cheers
Luke
For me worked this:
category->id;?>
<q cite="category->id;?>”>
In joomla 3 in a template you should just be able to use
$this->catid
Sorry, that should have been:
$this->item->catid;
works for me, thanx a lot