function getProdsByManufacs()
{
if (!isset($_REQUEST['manf'])) {
//return error
echo '{"result":0,"message": "search did not work."}';
}
$search_text = $_REQUEST['manf'];
include "products.php";
$obj = new products();
if (!$obj->searchByManfs($search_text)) {
//return error
echo '{"result":0,"message": "search did not work."}';
return;
}
//at this point the search has been successful.
//generate the JSON message to echo to the browser
$row = $obj->fetch();
echo '{"result":1,"products":[';
//start of json object
while ($row) {
echo json_encode($row);
//convert the result array to json object
$row = $obj->fetch();
if ($row) {
echo ",";
//if there are more rows, add comma
}
}
echo "]}";
//end of json array and object
}