MDL-34250 navigation: Always look for correct parent context.

moodle · Aug 28, 2012 · 111938a · 111938a
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commit 111938a
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -1131,7 +1131,13 @@ public function initialise() {
                     $addedcategories[$category->id] = $categoryparent->add($category->name, $url, self::TYPE_CATEGORY, $category->name, $category->id);
 
                     if (!$category->visible) {
-                        if (!has_capability('moodle/category:viewhiddencategories', context_coursecat::instance($category->parent))) {
+                        // Let's decide the context where viewhidden cap checks will happen.
+                        if ($category->parent == '0') {
+                            $contexttocheck = context_system::instance();
+                        } else {
+                            $contexttocheck = context_coursecat::instance($category->parent);
+                        }
+                        if (!has_capability('moodle/category:viewhiddencategories', $contexttocheck)) {
                             $addedcategories[$category->id]->display = false;
                         } else {
                             $addedcategories[$category->id]->hidden = true;