how to show number of items in cart like amazon site

[eluser]teddy[/eluser]
how can I show number items in cart like amazon website, I had visit this link http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/ho...nd-jquery/ and I can insert, update... cart but how can I show number items add to cart like this: cart(3) and show details when user click on it


Tks for reading my topic

[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-gui.../cart.html

Code:

$this->cart->total_items();

Displays the total number of items in the cart.

Just turn it into a link that goes and displays the current cart contents where they can change quantities, remove items, checkout, etc.