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Answered TV TIPS NEEDED: Does Anyone Have Tips for Setting up TVs and having them be optional

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    mmcgee Reply #21, 11 years, 7 months ago
    Genius!
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      mmcgee Reply #22, 11 years, 7 months ago
      Hmmm? Build one snippet instead of a bunch.

      I'm going to redo some of my structure right away. This has opened up a whole realm of possibilities.

      Thank you.
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        mmcgee Reply #23, 11 years, 7 months ago
        So I set up the snippet, named it sellingPoints, and then called it on the page like so:

        [[sellingPoints? &tvname=`fireplaceQty` &tpl=`<li><smalllabel>FIREPLACE:</smalllabel>[[+value]] </li>`]]


        I'm getting a syntax error on line 8. Unexpected '{'

        I'm going to review some of my php tutorials again to better understand what the script is doing.
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          Bruno17 Reply #24, 11 years, 7 months ago
          It was a missing ) in that line

          if (!empty($tvname) && !empty($tpl)) {


          corrected the code
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            mmcgee Reply #25, 11 years, 7 months ago
            Aha! That works. Thank you.
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              mmcgee Reply #26, 11 years, 7 months ago
              I was reviewing the Output Modifiers, and discovered the following successfully yields the same result.
              [[*fireplaceQty:notempty=`<li><smalllabel>FIREPLACE:</smalllabel>[[*fireplaceQty]] </li>`]]


              Since it's a simple Text TV, maybe the output modifier is OK to use.

              Certainly, learning to write my own snippets though will go a long way in helping me learn PHP:)
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                BobRay Reply #27, 11 years, 7 months ago
                The snippet will be much faster because of the time it takes MODX to parse the tag, then find the output modifier and run it. Otoh, if the page is cached, it may not make much difference.
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                  mmcgee Reply #28, 11 years, 7 months ago
                  Quote from: BobRay at Feb 24, 2015, 04:01 PM
                  The snippet will be much faster because of the time it takes MODX to parse the tag, then find the output modifier and run it. Otoh, if the page is cached, it may not make much difference.

                  I do have the page cached. I already converted the entries to output modifiers, but can easily implement the snippet if I sense slowness.

                  Moving forward I hope to gain a better understanding of when and why to use certain methods for implementing the content of a site. Your assistance on the forum is greatly appreciated.