public function controls()
 {
     global $wpdb;
     $inc_obj = new q2w3_include_obj($this->plugin_id);
     // count number of sub filters
     $count_filters = $wpdb->get_results('SELECT count(DISTINCT ' . $inc_obj->status->col_name . ') FROM ' . $inc_obj->table(), ARRAY_N);
     if ($count_filters[0][0]) {
         $count_filters = $count_filters[0][0];
     } else {
         return false;
     }
     // if no data to be filtered return false
     // Add additional 'Select All' sub filter
     $filters['all'] = __('All', $this->plugin_id);
     $filters += $inc_obj->status->input_values;
     $count_filters++;
     $i = 0;
     $res = '';
     if (key_exists(self::VAR_NAME, $_GET)) {
         $cur_filter = $_GET[self::VAR_NAME];
     } else {
         $cur_filter = false;
     }
     foreach ($filters as $filter_key => $filter_name) {
         // sub filter cycle
         $condition = 'WHERE ' . $inc_obj->status->col_name . ' = ' . $filter_key;
         if ($filter_key == 'all') {
             $condition = false;
         }
         // total records for sub filter
         $count = $wpdb->get_results('SELECT count(*) FROM ' . $inc_obj->table() . ' ' . $condition, ARRAY_N);
         if ($count[0][0] > 0) {
             $i++;
             if ($i < $count_filters) {
                 $separator = '|';
             } else {
                 $separator = '';
             }
             $link = q2w3_table_func::change_qstring(self::VAR_NAME, $filter_key);
             // change filter id
             $link = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?' . q2w3_table_func::change_qstring(q2w3_table_page_filter::VAR_NAME, '', $link);
             // reset page to number 1
             if ($cur_filter == $filter_key || !$cur_filter && $filter_key == 'all') {
                 $selected = ' class="current"';
             } else {
                 $selected = false;
             }
             $res .= '<div style="float: left"><a href="' . $link . '"' . $selected . '>' . $filter_name . ' <span class="count">(' . $count[0][0] . ')</span></a>' . $separator . '</div>' . PHP_EOL;
         }
     }
     if ($res) {
         $ul = '<div class="subsubsub">' . PHP_EOL;
         $ul .= $res;
         $ul .= '</div>' . PHP_EOL;
         $ul .= '<div style="clear: left;"></div>' . PHP_EOL;
         $this->inc_obj = $inc_obj;
         $this->filters = $filters;
     }
     return $ul;
 }