/**
  * Renderers the actions that are possible for the course category listing.
  *
  * These are not the actions associated with an individual category listing.
  * That happens through category_listitem_actions.
  *
  * @param coursecat $category
  * @return string
  */
 public function category_listing_actions(coursecat $category = null)
 {
     $actions = array();
     $cancreatecategory = $category && $category->can_create_subcategory();
     $cancreatecategory = $cancreatecategory || coursecat::can_create_top_level_category();
     if ($category === null) {
         $category = coursecat::get(0);
     }
     if ($cancreatecategory) {
         $url = new moodle_url('/course/editcategory.php', array('parent' => $category->id));
         $actions[] = html_writer::link($url, get_string('createnewcategory'));
     }
     if (coursecat::can_approve_course_requests()) {
         $actions[] = html_writer::link(new moodle_url('/course/pending.php'), get_string('coursespending'));
     }
     if (count($actions) === 0) {
         return '';
     }
     return html_writer::div(join(' | ', $actions), 'listing-actions category-listing-actions');
 }