public function selectcategories()
{
$json = Input::get('data.cat_id');
$sub_cat = Input::get('data.sub_cat');
$country_id = Input::get('data.country_id');
$sub_cat_search = array();
if (isset($sub_cat)) {
$sub_cat_search['sub_cat'] = $sub_cat;
}
if (empty($json) || is_null($json)) {
$categories = categories::where($sub_cat_search)->where('country_id', '=', $country_id)->orderby('name', 'ASC')->get(array('cat_id', 'name'));
return $categories;
} else {
$values = explode(',', $json);
$categories = categories::whereIn('cat_id', $values)->where($sub_cat_search)->where('country_id', '=', $country_id)->orderby('name', 'ASC')->get(array('cat_id', 'name'));
return $categories;
}
}
