tpl_3 Fails? Or what am I doing wrong?

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DangerMouse1981 Reply #1, 14 years, 11 months ago

Hi all,

I'm trying to change the template chunk used by getResources every 3 iterations, i.e. every third result uses the alternative chunk.

My call is as follows:

	      [[!getResources?

		&tpl=`productList.item`
  		&tpl_3=`productList.itemLast` 
		&hideContainers=`0`
		&pageVarKey=`page`
		&parents=`[[*id]]`
		&includeTVs=`1`
  		&processTVs=`1` 
		&includeContent=`1`
	        &limit=`10`
	        &pageVarKey=`page`
		&sortby=`{"menuindex":"ASC"}`
	      ]]

But this appears to fail after the first iteration, any ideas?

Cheers,

Steve

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tillilab Reply #2, 14 years, 11 months ago

mm, I'm afraid you can only set a different template for odd resources, otherwise you have to specify each multiple of 3...I don't know how many resources you have, in a similar situation I did this way:

[[!getResources?
 &tpl=`productList.item`
&tpl_3=`productList.itemLast` 
&tpl_6=`productList.itemLast`
&tpl_9=`productList.itemLast`
&tpl_12=`productList.itemLast`
...]]

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DangerMouse1981 Reply #3, 14 years, 11 months ago

Thanks tillilab.

I think I've just thought of a more effective way using conditionals based on the idx property, but this will take a little more thinking about.

Thanks again for your help, this solution will work in the interim.

Cheers,

Steve

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tillilab Reply #4, 14 years, 11 months ago

well, may be there is a more effective way, as you say this is ok ad interim

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opengeek Reply #5, 14 years, 11 months ago

I was experimenting with adding a factorial function that would allow tpl_x3 (for every multiple of 3) or tpl_x6 (for every multiple of 6). Feel free to add a formal feature request for this.

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DangerMouse1981 Reply #6, 14 years, 11 months ago

Will do.

Would I be right in thinking that it would be possible with conditional idx?

Steve