Using a php if statement in the view section

Hi All

I cant seem to get this to work

I want to add a different button to the view section depending on the status of a field value

so heres what i have

<?php
      $itemstatus = "['id']['status']";
      if ($itemstatus = "Sold") {$showedit = "<a href='index.php?option=com_chronoforms5&chronoform=Restock_Traceability_Doc&dataid={id.id}' class='btn btn-primary'>
<i class='fa fa-pencil-square' aria-hidden='true'></i>
Restock This Item
</a>";}
      else {$showedit = "<a href='index.php?option=com_chronoforms5&chronoform=Edit_Traceability_Doc&id={id.id}' class='btn btn-primary'>
<i class='fa fa-pencil-square' aria-hidden='true'></i>
Edit This Document
</a>";}
      echo $showedit;
    ?>

I have also tried replacing

      $itemstatus = "['id']['status']";

With

      $itemstatus = "{id.status}";

The current code above show the restock button even if the item does not have the status of sold

As Always Any help appreciated

Hi Darren,

Please try $itemstatus = $row['id']['status']; I'm not 100% sure but think that's what you need here.

Bob

Hey Bob

Thanks again for the reply

I tried that alrite i seen it on the forums

But it didnt work, I tried it again just to be sure

So heres what happens

i set the value

<?php
$itemstatus = $row['id']['status'];
?>

when i echo the value, I always get the same value which is sold

But! if i echo the value from the DB using this code:

<?php
 echo $row['id']['status'];
?>

I get the correct value

Im guessing the value sold is been pulled from my if statement somehow

as on a record where the value would be "In Stock" its still getting sold from somewhere, and thats the only place i can see it getting it!


I am just after trying this and it seems to have worked!

if ($itemstatus === "Sold")

I dont understand why that worked . . . but it worked

Hi darrenhallinan,

I can't tell . . . have you solved this now?

Bob

Sorry Bob yes, its been solved
Working code below

<?php
//Set Item Status
$itemstatus = $row['id']['status'];
?>

<?php
if ($itemstatus === "Sold") {$showedit = "<a href='index.php?option=com_chronoforms5&chronoform=Restock_Traceability_Doc&id={id.id}' class='btn btn-primary'>
<i class='fa fa-pencil-square' aria-hidden='true'></i>
Restock This Item
</a>";}
else {$showedit = "<a href='index.php?option=com_chronoforms5&chronoform=Edit_Traceability_Doc&id={id.id}' class='btn btn-primary'>
<i class='fa fa-pencil-square' aria-hidden='true'></i>
Edit This Document
</a>";}
// Output button
echo $showedit;
//for testing
// echo $itemstatus;
?>