Converts a term array into an value appropriate for an @id or @type.

Parameters

$term: The term array.

$santize: An array of keywords indicating how to santize the key. By default, no sanitizing occurs. The two valid types are 'lowercase', and 'spacing' where 'lowercase' converts the term name to all lowercase and 'spacing' replaces any spaces with underscores.

Return value

The id (the term name but with spaces replaced with underscores).

File

tripal_ws/includes/TripalWebService.inc, line 591

Class

TripalWebService

Code

protected function getContextTerm($term, $sanitize = array()) {
  if (!$term) {
    $backtrace = debug_backtrace();
    throw new Exception('getContextTerm: Please provide a non NUll or non empty $term.');

  }
  if (!$term['name']) {
    throw new Exception('getContextTerm: The provided term does not have a name: ' . print_r($term, TRUE));
  }

  $key = $term['name'];
  $key_adj = $key;
  if (in_array('spacing', $sanitize)) {
    $key_adj = preg_replace('/ /', '_', $key_adj);
  }
  if (in_array('lowercase', $sanitize)) {
    $key_adj = strtolower($key_adj);
  }
  return $key_adj;
}