Categories > TinyButStrong general >

sub block as key reference

The forum is closed. Please use Stack Overflow for submitting new questions. Use tags: tinybutstrong , opentbs
By: Per Nils
Date: 2013-10-30
Time: 23:45

sub block as key reference

Something that bother me is using sub block as more like key reference

Example :


$data['name'] = array('john', 'elvis', 'samantha');
$data['location'] = array('dead', 'probelly dead', 'alive');

$tpl = <<<EOT
[d;sub1=name;sub2=loc] 
<table>
   <tr>
     <td> Names : </td>
     <td> [d_sub1.val;block=td </td>
   </tr> 

   <tr>
     <td> Locations : </td>
     <td> [d_sub2.val;block=td </td>
   </tr> 

</table>
EOT;

$tbs = new clsTinyButStrong;
$tbs->Source = $tpl;

$tbs->MergeBlock('d', $data);
echo $tbs->Source;

Will output :


Array
Names     :   [d_sub1.val;block=td]
Locations :     [d_sub2.val;block=td]

A workaround is


$data['name'] = array('john', 'elvis', 'samantha');
$data['location'] = array('dead', 'probelly dead', 'alive');

$tpl = <<<EOT
<table>
   <tr>
     <td> Names : </td>
     <td> [d_name.val;block=td] </td>
   </tr> 
 
   <tr>
     <td> Locations : </td>
     <td> [d_location.val;block=td] </td>
   </tr> 

</table>
EOT;

$tbs = new clsTinyButStrong;
$tbs->Source = $tpl;

$tbs->MergeBlock('d_name', $data['name']);
$tbs->MergeBlock('d_location', $data['location']);
echo $tbs->Source;

But if you have a lot of table rows to merge it look a messy on the php side.

Is there some other way to achieve this in a nice readable solution?
By: Skrol29
Date: 2013-10-31
Time: 02:04

Re: sub block as key reference

Hi Per Nils,

Sub-blocks does work with simple subg-data.
The thing in your example is that in fact "d" is not defined as a block. There is no parameter "block" for "d".
In this case TBS processes a merge like MergeField(), and then sub-blocks are not supported.

The correct workaround is:
$data['name'] = array('john', 'elvis', 'samantha');
$data['location'] = array('dead', 'probelly dead', 'alive');

$tpl = <<<EOT

<table>
   <tr>
     <td> Names : [d;block=table;sub1=name;sub2=loc]  </td>
     <td> [d_sub1.val;block=td] </td>
   </tr>

   <tr>
     <td> Locations : </td>
     <td> [d_sub2.val;block=td] </td>
   </tr>

</table>
EOT;

$tbs = new clsTinyButStrong;
$tbs->Source = $tpl;

$tbs->MergeBlock('d', array($data)); // note that $data is embedded in an array
echo $tbs->Source;
By: Per Nils
Date: 2013-10-31
Time: 06:51

Re: sub block as key reference

Nice .....

* edit *
maybe you should change the topic to something more "on topic" on this new thread.

Using sub block as key reference .... or similar
* edit *
By: Skrol29
Date: 2013-10-31
Time: 15:27

Re: sub block as key reference

done :)