/**
* Method to set the current category
*
* @access public
* @param int ID of current item
* @param int ID of parent category
* @return string HTML output
*/
public function getCurrentCategory($categories, $item_id = 0)
{
// If there is no current item yet and we only have one category, select it
if ($item_id == 0) {
if (count($categories) == 1) {
$current = $categories;
} else {
$application = JFactory::getApplication();
$option = JRequest::getCmd('option');
$id = $application->getUserStateFromRequest($option . 'filter_category_id', 'filter_category_id', 0, 'int');
$current = SimplelistsHelper::getCategory($id);
}
// Fetch the categories currently selected with the item
} else {
$current = SimplelistsHelper::getCategories($item_id);
}
return $current;
}
protected function addPathway($category)
{
// Sanity check
if (!is_object($category)) {
return null;
}
$application = JFactory::getApplication();
$pathway = $application->getPathway();
if ($category->parent_id > 0) {
$pathway->addItem($category->title);
$parent = SimplelistsHelper::getCategory($category->parent_id);
$this->addPathway($parent);
}
}