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Answered trying to use getResources within a IF statement, not working

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    rgliberty Reply #1, 10 years ago
    Hi, I'm trying to use a getResources call in the &then=`` section of an IF call but the tick marks `` within my getResources are interrupting the IF call (ending it prematurely). I can't break out he getResources call into a chunk because it uses the wrong &parents=`[[+id]]` if I do that.

    Any ideas?

    This question has been answered by garybiltmore. See the first response.

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      Bruno17 Reply #2, 10 years ago
      do you want to show us your complete call?
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        rgliberty Reply #3, 10 years ago
        Quote from: Bruno17 at Apr 11, 2014, 06:16 PM
        do you want to show us your complete call?

        <span>
[[!If?
&subject=`[[+isfolder]]`
&operator=`EQ`
&operand=`1`
&then=`
<div>
<input id="inner[[+parent]][[+idx]]" type="checkbox" name="inner[[+parent]][[+idx]]">
<label for="inner[[+parent]][[+idx]]">[[+pagetitle]] - [[+idx]]</label>
<div class="drop">
[[!getResources? &parents=`[[+id]]` &limit=`0` &tpl=`sidebar-nav-dropdown.tpl` &includeContent=`1`]]
</div>
</li>
</div>
`
&else=`<a href="[[~[[+id]]]]">[[+pagetitle]]</a>`
]]
</span>


        That is the IF call I wish would work. As it stand there the getResource &parent=`[[+id]]` returns the results I need. If I break out that getResources call into a chunk then the &parent=`[[+id]]` returns the incorrect results.
        • sottwell Reply #4, 10 years ago
          I would do this the other way around. Have the getResources snippet, with a default for when no children are found.
          [[!getResources:default=`<a href="[[~[[+id]]]]">[[+pagetitle]]</a>`? &parents=`[[+id]]` &limit=`0` &tpl=`sidebar-nav-dropdown.tpl` &includeContent=`1`]]
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            rgliberty Reply #5, 10 years ago
            Quote from: sottwell at Apr 11, 2014, 06:40 PM
            I would do this the other way around. Have the getResources snippet, with a default for when no children are found.
            [[!getResources:default=`<a href="[[~[[+id]]]]">[[+pagetitle]]</a>`? &parents=`[[+id]]` &limit=`0` &tpl=`sidebar-nav-dropdown.tpl` &includeContent=`1`]]
            How does that call know if a resource is a parent or not?
            • sottwell Reply #6, 10 years ago
              It doesn't care. If there are no children, then it outputs the default.
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                rgliberty Reply #7, 10 years ago
                That removes all the <div> and <input> tags used in the IF call, it simply won't do. Is there a way to just have the getResources function within the IF call?
                • sottwell Reply #8, 10 years ago
                  Ok, use a Property Set for the getResources snippet. Then your getResources snippet will just look like
                  [[!getResources@myPropertySet]]
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                    Bruno17 Reply #9, 10 years ago
                    you can also try with two different chunks and conditional tpls
                    and, if there is no reason to call that uncached, call everything cached!

                    folderTpl:

                    <div>
<input id="inner[[+parent]][[+idx]]" type="checkbox" name="inner[[+parent]][[+idx]]">
<label for="inner[[+parent]][[+idx]]">[[+pagetitle]] - [[+idx]]</label>
<div class="drop">
[[getResources? &parents=`[[+id]]` &limit=`0` &tpl=`sidebar-nav-dropdown.tpl` &includeContent=`1`]]
</div>
</li>
</div>


                    nonefolderTpl:
                    <a href="[[~[[+id]]]]">[[+pagetitle]]</a>


                    and in your getResources - call:

                      &tplCondition=`isfolder`
  &conditionalTpls=`{"1":"folderTpl","0":"nonefolderTpl"}`
  &tpl=`nonefolderTpl`




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                      fgarydc Reply #10, 8 years ago
                      Total noobie here. Not sure if I should be posting here, but will give it a try. I'd like to add an if statement re: getResources to decide whether or not to display a div that includes a getResources call. Here's my feeble attempt:

                      [[!If?
                      &getResources?& parents=`[[*books]]:notempty=`
                      &then=`
                      <h3>Editions</h3>
                      <article class="newBooks">
                      [[!getResources?
                      &parents=`[[*books]]`
                      &depth=`0`
                      . . .
                      ]]`
                      ]]


                      Using lastest version of Modx.
                      Please help with the syntax. Many thanks.