Updated the component with the improvements made to JCB

README.md

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ Just a basic Questions & Answers.
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:joomla@vdm.io)
 + *Name*: [Questions and Answers](https://www.vdm.io/)
 + *First Build*: 30th January, 2017
-+ *Last Build*: 24th April, 2018
++ *Last Build*: 5th May, 2018
 + *Version*: 1.0.x
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
 + *License*: GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
 # Component Number
 
-+ *Line count*: **27783**
++ *Line count*: **28377**
 + *File count*: **201**
 + *Folder count*: **62**
 

admin/README.txt

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ Just a basic Questions & Answers.
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:joomla@vdm.io)
 + *Name*: [Questions and Answers](https://www.vdm.io/)
 + *First Build*: 30th January, 2017
-+ *Last Build*: 24th April, 2018
++ *Last Build*: 5th May, 2018
 + *Version*: 1.0.x
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
 + *License*: GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
 # Component Number
 
-+ *Line count*: **27783**
++ *Line count*: **28377**
 + *File count*: **201**
 + *Folder count*: **62**
 

admin/assets/css/admin.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		admin.css

admin/assets/css/dashboard.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		dashboard.css

admin/assets/css/help_document.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_document.css

admin/assets/css/help_documents.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_documents.css

admin/assets/css/question_and_answer.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.css

admin/assets/css/questions_and_answers.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questions_and_answers.css

admin/assets/js/admin.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		admin.js

admin/controller.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		controller.php

admin/controllers/ajax.json.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		ajax.json.php

admin/controllers/download.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		download.php

admin/controllers/help.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help.php

admin/controllers/help_document.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_document.php

admin/controllers/help_documents.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_documents.php

admin/controllers/import.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		import.php

admin/controllers/question_and_answer.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.php

admin/controllers/questions_and_answers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questions_and_answers.php

admin/controllers/questionsanswers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questionsanswers.php

admin/helpers/headercheck.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		headercheck.php

admin/helpers/html/batch_.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		batch_.php

admin/helpers/questionsanswers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questionsanswers.php
@@ -2244,8 +2244,15 @@ abstract class QuestionsanswersHelper
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	public static function jsonToString($value, $sperator = ", ", $table = null)
+	public static function jsonToString($value, $sperator = ", ", $table = null, $id = 'id', $name = 'name')
 	{
+		// do some table foot work
+		$external = false;
+		if (strpos($table, '#__') !== false)
+		{
+			$external = true;
+			$table = str_replace('#__', '', $table);
+		}
 		// check if string is JSON
 		$result = json_decode($value, true);
 		if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE)
@@ -2258,9 +2265,19 @@ abstract class QuestionsanswersHelper
 					$names = array();
 					foreach ($result as $val)
 					{
-						if ($name = self::getVar($table, $val, 'id', 'name'))
+						if ($external)
 						{
-							$names[] = $name;
+							if ($name = self::getVar(null, $val, $id, $name, '=', $table))
+							{
+								$names[] = $name;
+							}
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							if ($name = self::getVar($table, $val, $id, $name))
+							{
+								$names[] = $name;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					if (self::checkArray($names))

admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_questionsanswers.sys.ini

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_HELP_DOCUMENTS_SUBMENU="Help Documents Submenu"
 COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_HELP_DOCUMENTS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to update the submenu of the help document"
 COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_IMPORT_DATA="Import Data"
 COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_IMPORT_DATA_DESC=" Allows users in this group to import data."
-COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_MENU="» Questions and Answers"
+COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_MENU="Questions and Answers"
 COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_MENU_CATEGORY_DESC="Questions and answers category"
 COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_MENU_CATEGORY_OPTION="Q&A Category"
 COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS_MENU_CATEGORY_TITLE="Q&A Category"

admin/layouts/batchselection.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		batchselection.php

admin/layouts/help_document/details_above.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_above.php

admin/layouts/help_document/details_fullwidth.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_fullwidth.php

admin/layouts/help_document/details_left.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_left.php

admin/layouts/help_document/details_right.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_right.php

admin/layouts/help_document/details_under.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_under.php

admin/layouts/help_document/publishing.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		publishing.php

admin/layouts/help_document/publlshing.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		publlshing.php

admin/layouts/question_and_answer/details_fullwidth.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_fullwidth.php

admin/layouts/question_and_answer/details_rightside.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_rightside.php

admin/layouts/question_and_answer/details_under.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		details_under.php

admin/layouts/question_and_answer/metadata.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		metadata.php

admin/layouts/question_and_answer/publishing.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		publishing.php

admin/models/ajax.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		ajax.php

admin/models/fields/adminviewfolderlist.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		adminviewfolderlist.php

admin/models/fields/articles.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		articles.php

admin/models/fields/siteviewfolderlist.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		siteviewfolderlist.php

admin/models/forms/help_document.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_document.js

admin/models/forms/question_and_answer.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.js

admin/models/help_document.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_document.php

admin/models/help_documents.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_documents.php

admin/models/import.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		import.php

admin/models/question_and_answer.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.php

admin/models/questions_and_answers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questions_and_answers.php

admin/models/questionsanswers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questionsanswers.php

admin/questionsanswers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questionsanswers.php

admin/tables/help_document.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help_document.php
@@ -323,29 +323,29 @@ class QuestionsanswersTableHelp_document extends JTable
 		$asset->loadByName('com_questionsanswers');
 
 		return $asset->id;
-	}
+	}
-
+
-	/**
+	/**
-	 * Generate a valid alias from title / date.
+	* Generate a valid alias from title / date.
-	 * Remains public to be able to check for duplicated alias before saving
+	* Remains public to be able to check for duplicated alias before saving
-	 *
+	*
-	 * @return  string
+	* @return  string
-	 */
+	*/
-	public function generateAlias()
+	public function generateAlias()
-	{
+	{
-		if (empty($this->alias))
+		if (empty($this->alias))
-		{
+		{
-			$this->alias = $this->name;
+			$this->alias = $this->title;
-		}
+		}
-
+
-		$this->alias = JApplication::stringURLSafe($this->alias);
+		$this->alias = JApplication::stringURLSafe($this->alias);
-
+
-		if (trim(str_replace('-', '', $this->alias)) == '')
+		if (trim(str_replace('-', '', $this->alias)) == '')
-		{
+		{
-			$this->alias = JFactory::getDate()->format("Y-m-d-H-i-s");
+			$this->alias = JFactory::getDate()->format('Y-m-d-H-i-s');
-		}
+		}
-
+
-		return $this->alias;
+		return $this->alias;
 	}
 
 }

admin/tables/question_and_answer.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.php
@@ -323,29 +323,16 @@ class QuestionsanswersTableQuestion_and_answer extends JTable
 		$asset->loadByName('com_questionsanswers');
 
 		return $asset->id;
-	}
+	}
-
+
-	/**
+	/**
-	 * Generate a valid alias from title / date.
+	* This view does not actually have an alias
-	 * Remains public to be able to check for duplicated alias before saving
+	*
-	 *
+	* @return  bool
-	 * @return  string
+	*/
-	 */
+	public function generateAlias()
-	public function generateAlias()
+	{
-	{
+		return false;
-		if (empty($this->alias))
-		{
-			$this->alias = $this->name;
-		}
-
-		$this->alias = JApplication::stringURLSafe($this->alias);
-
-		if (trim(str_replace('-', '', $this->alias)) == '')
-		{
-			$this->alias = JFactory::getDate()->format("Y-m-d-H-i-s");
-		}
-
-		return $this->alias;
 	}
 
 }

admin/views/help_document/submitbutton.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		submitbutton.js

admin/views/help_document/tmpl/edit.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		edit.php

admin/views/help_document/view.html.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		view.html.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default_batch_body.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_batch_body.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default_batch_footer.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_batch_footer.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default_body.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_body.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default_foot.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_foot.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default_head.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_head.php

admin/views/help_documents/tmpl/default_toolbar.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_toolbar.php

admin/views/help_documents/view.html.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		view.html.php

admin/views/import/tmpl/default.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default.php

admin/views/import/view.html.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		view.html.php

admin/views/question_and_answer/submitbutton.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		submitbutton.js

admin/views/question_and_answer/tmpl/edit.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		edit.php

admin/views/question_and_answer/view.html.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		view.html.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default_batch_body.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_batch_body.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default_batch_footer.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_batch_footer.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default_body.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_body.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default_foot.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_foot.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default_head.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_head.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/tmpl/default_toolbar.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_toolbar.php

admin/views/questions_and_answers/view.html.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		view.html.php

admin/views/questionsanswers/tmpl/default.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default.php

admin/views/questionsanswers/tmpl/default_main.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_main.php

admin/views/questionsanswers/tmpl/default_readme_information.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_readme_information.php

admin/views/questionsanswers/tmpl/default_vast_development_method_notice_board.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_vast_development_method_notice_board.php

admin/views/questionsanswers/tmpl/default_vdm.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		default_vdm.php

admin/views/questionsanswers/view.html.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		view.html.php

media/css/A4.print.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		A4.print.css

questionsanswers.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <extension type="component" version="3.2" method="upgrade">
 	<name>COM_QUESTIONSANSWERS</name>
-	<creationDate>24th April, 2018</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>5th May, 2018</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>joomla@vdm.io</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>https://www.vdm.io/</authorUrl>

script.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		script.php

site/assets/css/category.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		category.css

site/assets/css/downloads.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		downloads.css

site/assets/css/question_and_answer.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.css

site/assets/css/questions_and_answers.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questions_and_answers.css

site/assets/css/site.css

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		site.css

site/assets/js/site.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		site.js

site/controller.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		controller.php

site/controllers/ajax.json.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		ajax.json.php

site/controllers/download.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		download.php

site/controllers/help.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		help.php

site/controllers/question_and_answer.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		question_and_answer.php

site/helpers/category.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		category.php

site/helpers/categoryquestions_and_answers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		categoryquestions_and_answers.php

site/helpers/headercheck.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		headercheck.php

site/helpers/questionsanswers.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		questionsanswers.php
@@ -1693,8 +1693,15 @@ abstract class QuestionsanswersHelper
 		return 'application/octet-stream';
 	}
 	
-	public static function jsonToString($value, $sperator = ", ", $table = null)
+	public static function jsonToString($value, $sperator = ", ", $table = null, $id = 'id', $name = 'name')
 	{
+		// do some table foot work
+		$external = false;
+		if (strpos($table, '#__') !== false)
+		{
+			$external = true;
+			$table = str_replace('#__', '', $table);
+		}
 		// check if string is JSON
 		$result = json_decode($value, true);
 		if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE)
@@ -1707,9 +1714,19 @@ abstract class QuestionsanswersHelper
 					$names = array();
 					foreach ($result as $val)
 					{
-						if ($name = self::getVar($table, $val, 'id', 'name'))
+						if ($external)
 						{
-							$names[] = $name;
+							if ($name = self::getVar(null, $val, $id, $name, '=', $table))
+							{
+								$names[] = $name;
+							}
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							if ($name = self::getVar($table, $val, $id, $name))
+							{
+								$names[] = $name;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					if (self::checkArray($names))

site/helpers/route.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 
 	@version		1.0.x
-	@build			24th April, 2018
+	@build			5th May, 2018
 	@created		30th January, 2017
 	@package		Questions and Answers
 	@subpackage		route.php