Merge selectors

[valan]

How to merge selectors of different types (string, array, array of arrays, Selectors) and get $selector with some of these types (to pass it to $pages->find($selector))?

[AndZyk]

Hello @valan,

maybe this could be helpful for you:

• New: selectors as associative arrays
• New: selectors as regular arrays

This way you have more freedom, what you want to pass as selector.

Regards, Andreas

[valan]

@AndZyk thanks.

Yes, there are associative and regular arrays used for selectors. It is exactly a reason of the question - how to merge them and get one:

$selector1 = 'template=basic-page|product';
$selector2 = [
  'title|body%=' => $sanitizer->text($input->get('q')),
];
$selector3 = [
  ['categories', '=', $input->get('categories'), 'int'],
  ['sort', '-created']
]

$selector = mergeSelectors($selector1, $selector2, $selector3); // <- I need this kind of method
$results = $pages->find($selector);

 

[arjen]

Hi @valan, you need something like this?

$selector1 = "template=basic-page";
$selector2 = "status=123";

$mergedSelectors = $this->wire(new Selectors($selector1));
$mergedSelectors->add($this->wire(new Selectors($selector2))); // Updated see comment valan

// to output a PageArray

echo $this->wire('pages')->find($mergedSelectors);

// or to output the selector as string

echo $mergedSelectors->__toString();

// See: /wire/core/Selectors.php

 

Edited July 2, 2017 by arjen
fixed a code error

[valan]

@arjen thanks! Checked with different selector types = exactly what I need!

Just minor fix - adding $selector2 needs to be done through new Selectors($selector2).

[AswinC]

And how to merge them as a OR ? 

Found it: 

$mergedSelectors = new Selectors();

$mergedSelectors->add(   '(' . $selector1  . ')' ) ;

$mergedSelectors->add(   '(' . $selector2  . ')' );

$mergedSelectors->add(   '(' . $selector3  . ')' );

will result in 'or grouped' selectors  

 

Edited July 8, 2023 by AswinC
found it