Developer forum

Forum » Templates » Loops in templates

Loops in templates

E-mail notifications

Reply
Posted on 23/10/2007 14:40:29

I've been trying to find more information about how to use Loops in templates, and in particular, how to use them with the Related Links module on a page.


 


I have created a link group with two links, and I have added it to the Links tag of a page. But nothing outputs. When looking at the DWTemplateTags output, I've found out that it should have access to a loop:


 


(0)


But when I insert this in a template, it only outputs:


 


!--@LoopOutput(FreebiesLoop_0)--


 


How do I get it to loop though the links in the group, and how do I know what element tags I have available and what they are called?


 


I am sure that Sebastian mentioned Loops on the Template training, and I am almost sure that he mentioned them in the videoguides. However, I cant seem to find these videoguides on your websites (www.dynamicweb.dk, developer.dynamicweb.dk, templates.dynamicweb.dk) Have you removed these guides?


 


Any help will be greatly appreciated :)


Replies

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 14:48:39
Reply

Hi Sune


When you use the loop you can use @DwTemplateTags between your 2 loop tags like this:




@LoopStart(FreebiesLoop_0)

    @DwTemplateTags

@LoopEnd(FreebiesLoop_0)


 


Then you will get a list of tags that is available within the loop

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 14:50:46
Reply

The videoguides are located right her:

http://developer.dynamicweb.dk/default.aspx?id=16918&action=ShowArticle&ArticleID=4


 


But I don't think they include much looping.

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 15:06:30
Reply
Dammark wrote:


Hi Sune




When you use the loop you can use @DwTemplateTags between your 2 loop tags like this:




@LoopStart(FreebiesLoop_0)



    @DwTemplateTags



@LoopEnd(FreebiesLoop_0)




 Then you will get a list of tags that is available within the loop





I must miss something vital in this setup, because no matter what I try, I cant get the loop to output anything :-/


 


Do I need to insert any module for the Related Links to show?

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 15:10:00
Reply

Do you have a link for the website ?

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 15:22:09
Reply

You've done it almost correct ...


 


After creating the group you have to go onto a page fx. the frontpage.  When you click this page in the admin you get 2 tabs.


 


Tab 1 is paragraphs and Tab 2 is Links.


 


In the links tab you can add the Group called Freebies and start adding links to that group.


 


I've already added 1 link, my own website.


 


Now you can see @LoopStart(FreebiesLoop) in the output from @DwTemplateTags


 


// Sebastian

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 15:34:26
Reply
Dammark wrote:


You've done it almost correct ...




 




After creating the group you have to go onto a page fx. the frontpage.  When you click this page in the admin you get 2 tabs.




 




Tab 1 is paragraphs and Tab 2 is Links.




 




In the links tab you can add the Group called Freebies and start adding links to that group.




 




I've already added 1 link, my own website.




 




Now you can see @LoopStart(FreebiesLoop) in the output from @DwTemplateTags




 




// Sebastian





Yes, I can see the start and end tags in the DwTemplateTags output, but nothing happens when I insert these tags on a page. Also, the DwTemplateTags output lists them with a size of [0].


 


It doesnt matter wether I use the LoopStart tag in the source of a paragraph, or if I use it in a ParagraphTemplate file. I cant make it output anything. What am I doing wrong? :)

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 15:38:51
Reply

You can only use this tag in the pagetemplate.

 
Posted on 23/10/2007 16:03:35
Reply
Dammark wrote:


You can only use this tag in the pagetemplate.





Ah! That explains it! :)


My next question is now, what does the LoopMod2, LoopMod3 etc mean?

 

You must be logged in to post in the forum