How to get URL to article from ID?

[ShiRaTo]

Hi all,

I'm using Joomla 1.5
I just wondering how can I create a link to article link this -> index.php?view=article&catid=10&id=20&option=com_content&Itemid=30
if I know only id of article (in this example it's =20)

I try to write code like this
">link

but It's not use the template that I assign for that article..  it's only work if I add more parameter, the Itemid=30 to it..  but It's cannot hard-code..  it's depend..

so..  are there any API or how to make a link if I know only article id?

Thank you very much,


ps. I can't query database to find it..  because It will be very slow since on that page I want to show a lot of articles..

[ShiRaTo]

now my problem is solved by this.

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include dirname(__FILE__).'/../../components/com_content/helpers/route.php';

// Search Joomla to get Category ID of each article.
$db = &JFactory::getDBO();
$idList = "";
foreach ($resArticle->docs as $no => $doc) {
	$idList .= $doc->sums["cityguidearticleid"].",";
}
$idList = substr($idList, 0, -1);
$db->setQuery('SELECT id,catid FROM #__content WHERE id in ('.$idList.')');
$rows = $db->loadObjectList();

foreach ( $rows as $row ) {
	$articleLink[$row->id] = $row->catid;
}

and when I want to show..
<a href="<?php echo ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($articleId, $articleLink[$articleId]); ?>">Article <?php echo $articleId; ?></a>

explain:  I query DB for all article I have to get category ID list...  when I want to show I call ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute and send article id with category id...


I'm not sure this's the best way or not..  but I use 1.5RC3 and I can't find how to do this...
I've read JApplication class that says "Deprecated, use ContentHelper::getItemid instead."  but I think that'll query db everytime?  or not?  I can't find that source code in google or search forums here

[seanray]

I believe you are doing the right thing here. When I look at the source code of Joomla and try to find out how they handle artitcle link in module "Latest News", they use the same way as your mention in above, see below:
$lists[$i]->link = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($row->slug, $row->catslug, $row->sectionid));

[ah72]

Hello,

you can link easily to articles with this

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http://yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20

or even simpler

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http://yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=20

Regards

[seanray]

hi ah72,
I think your method works as a general, but what we need here is a Search Engine Friendly URLs.

thanks,
Ray.