Showing posts in wordpress widget

To show number of posts from a particular category, use the following code:

<?php
query_posts(‘cat=11&post_status=publish&posts_per_page=5,future’);
if ( have_posts() ) :
while ( have_posts() ) :
//the_post();
echo ‘<div><a href=”‘.the_permalink().'”>’.the_title().'</a></div>’;
endwhile;
endif;
?>