Proper syntax for string

[ebaltz]

Here is a string in my code that works when I put in the actual ID # but not when I attempt to use the $categoryID variable. (this works in other places I use it, just not in this string).

echo '<script type="text/javascript">document.location.href = "'.category_url($categoryID).'"</script>'."\n";

Is there something in the syntax that needs to change for me to get that $categoryID working?

[devinemke]

what does your category_url() function do? does it return anything?

[ebaltz]

Yeah it returns:

http://www.602restaurants.com if the $categoryID = 602

So if I just put in (602) it works. I know that the page knows that for this example the $categoryID is 602 because it works elsewhere on the page. For some reason in this string with that syntax its not bringing it in.

I declare it before this with:

$categoryID = $_GET['categoryID'];

[devinemke]

post the code for your category_url() function

[ebaltz]

Its a WordPress thing

function category_url($category = 0) {
if ( !$category )
$category = $cat;
$category = & get_category($category);
return apply_filters('category_url', $category->category_url, $category->cat_ID);
}