public function searchCompanies($options = '') {
	  // check passed data
	  if(!is_string($options)) {
	    // bad data passed
		  throw new LinkedInException('LinkedIn->searchCompanies(): bad data passed, $options must be of type string.');
	  }
	  
	  // construct and send the request
	  $query    = self::_URL_API . '/v1/company-search' . trim($options);
	  $response = $this->fetch('GET', $query);
	  
	  /**
	   * Check for successful request (a 200 response from LinkedIn server) 
	   * per the documentation linked in method comments above.
	   */
	  return $this->checkResponse(200, $response);
	}
public function searchCompanies($options = '') {
	  // check passed data
	  if(!is_string($options)) {
	    // bad data passed
		  throw new LinkedInException('LinkedIn->searchCompanies(): bad data passed, $options must be of type string.');
	  }
	  
	  // construct and send the request
	  $query    = self::_URL_API . '/v1/company-search' . trim($options);
	  $response = $this->fetch('GET', $query);
	  
	  /**
	   * Check for successful request (a 200 response from LinkedIn server) 
	   * per the documentation linked in method comments above.
	   */
	  return $this->checkResponse(200, $response);
	}
public function searchCompanies ( $ options = '' ) { // check passed data if ( ! is_string ( $ options ) ) { // bad data passed throw new LinkedInException ( 'LinkedIn->searchCompanies(): bad data passed, $options must be of type string.' ) ; } // construct and send the request $ query = self :: _URL_API . '/v1/company-search' . trim ( $ options ) ; $ response = $ this -> fetch ( 'GET' , $ query ) ; /**
	   * Check for successful request (a 200 response from LinkedIn server) 
	   * per the documentation linked in method comments above.
	   */ return $ this -> checkResponse ( 200 , $ response ) ; }
Company search.

Uses the Company Search API to find companies using keywords, industry,
location, or some other criteria. It returns a collection of matching
companies.

http://developer.linkedin.com/docs/DOC-1325

@param str $options
[OPTIONAL] Search options.
@return arr
Array containing retrieval success, LinkedIn response.
Company search .