How to pass multiple IDs to a Views exposed filter?

Question

Is there any way to pass multiple IDs to a Views exposed filter?

We need to pass an array of IDs to the filter.

Notes:

• There we can see operator "=" but it not taken 1,2 etc.
• We have tried regular expressions to, but it also not working.
• We are not using contextual filters.

Answer 1

You can pass it using contextual filter,

Remember to choose multiple selection

if we have url http://example.com/test/20+10+12

Answer 2

You need to use Context Filter to achieve this ....

You can read values from URL , Multiple values can be separated using + or , operator...

• Your view path should be /some-path/%
• Add Contextual Filter should be content id or any other id
• Select Filter Value, Provide default value and select raw value from URL , Path component 2

• Select Multiple Value setting in More settings

• You can call your page with path something like http://example.com/some-path/24+25
• You can read your multiple values from a text box in a view and on submit simply redirect to url like above.

Answer 3

If your filter filter values is not much pass it in URL but if you have custom id and they are very items I render you views programmatically and passed your arguments to it

$array = array(1,2,3,4,66,5,54,33,22,111,222,333,);
$view = views_get_view('yourviewname');
$view->set_display("yourdisplayneme");
$view->set_arguments($array);
$view->pre_execute();
$view->execute();
$content = $view->render(); 
print $content;

Answer 4

Here is what I did to add a multiple select exposed filter of nid to a view, just make a example for you here.

• I would like to create a views listing movies('movie' content type).
• Movie has a cast field which lists actors('actor' content type).
• I want to have search movies by actors, which need to support multiple select.

In above example, actors are nodes. So I need a views exposed filter to pass multiple nids to views.

What I used to achieve that, is 'entity reference' module. I created a entity reference field in movie content type called 'cast'. Which is referencing to 'actor' content type. Then in 'cast' field setting, remember to tick 'Render Views filters as select list' as below:

Then you will able to add a nids exposed filter in views!!

In my movies views, add a new filter with Content: Cast (field_cast). Then you will see the select list and multiple options as below:

After adding that filter, you will have a multiple select filter and it should look like this:

NOTE: You may get duplicated result in some case, just enable the views advance 'Use aggregation' setting.

That's it! :)

The last thing I would like to do is make the multi select looks better. What I like to use is a jQuery plugin Sumoselect which you can add if you like.