Should get_posts(“category__and=1,2”) work?

Try:

$args = array(
  'category__and' => array(1,2)
  );
$theposts = get_posts($args);

query_posts() arguments work with get_posts().

Many thanks that does work in isolation but I think my problem is actually with trying to parametrize the 1,2 bit.

In the get_posts example it uses examples like:

$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&offset=1&category=1');

This means the 5, 1, 1 in the criteria string can easily be built up into to appropriate string to be sent into get_posts.

Can the category__and option be made to work like that or do I need to do something else to build up a string?

The following (obviously?) do not work for me is what I need possible?

$myposts = get_posts('category_and=1,2');
$myposts = get_posts('category_and=array(1,2)');
$myposts = get_posts('category_and=>array(1,2)');

TIA

$args = array(
  'numberposts' => 5,
  'category__and' => array(1,2)
  );
$theposts = get_posts($args);

Also see various examples in the query_posts article.

Probably many ways of doing this but the PHP explode() function does the job (converts a string to array).

`$args = array(
‘numberposts’ => 5,
‘category__and’ => explode(“,”,”1,2″);
);
$theposts = get_posts($args);`

Yes, explode is just an extra step to get to array, so don’t know why you wouldn’t just use 'category__and' => array(1,2)