How to wash an xmltext to populate an input field ?

Wednesday 10 May 2006 9:42:47 am

Hi all, washing day today for me ;)

I want to use the content of an xmltext field to populate an input field.

eg <input type="hidden" value=" Things that come from a xml field">

I did try to use the (undocumented) wash(javascript) like that:

<input type="hidden"
  name="powercontent_intro_ContentObjectAttribute_data_text_pcattributeid"
  value='{$node.object.data_map.intro.content.output.output_text|wash(javascript)}' />

At least it solves the " let's go" problem (ie it doesn't stop the input value after the ' . However, it does replace the " by a \047 that isn't what is expected.

Are you aware of a wash thing that I could use for that ?

On a related problem: how do you use the xmlfield to populate a title tag ?

eg <a href="{$node.url_alias}" title='{$node.object.data_map.intro.content.output.output_text|strip_tags|wash(javascript)}' />

The result is not that good either.

Many thanks for your inputs and suggestions.

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Wednesday 10 May 2006 10:38:01 am

@Kristof
You can define it in template.ini.append.php

[PHP]
# A list with php functions and their equivelant template operator names
# Giving the operators a different name from the PHP functions
# are recommended, that way you ensure that all operators follow
# the same naming guidelines. It also means that you can change the
# php function later on without doing template changes.
PHPOperatorList[striptags]=strip_tags

Where value is name of PHP function.

@Xavier:

In many cases $content|wash is sufficient. Have you tried?

EDIT:
On community home page links to last forum topics uses:

{...content|wash|shorten( 400 )}

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Wednesday 10 May 2006 10:57:26 am

@Lukasz

{...content|wash|shorten( 400 )}

I did remember having used it and it didn't make it. Can't remember now what was the pb. Does it works with all the tags ?

I had to do

{...content|strip_tags|wash|shorten( 400 )}

EDIT:

Looking at the code that was problematic, I shorten it first and then wash (I know, that's stupid). I'm going to give the wash only option.

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Wednesday 10 May 2006 11:12:39 am

@Lukasz,

Is the wash|shorten(lenght) used as well in the content/new ?

In that case, I see the problem:

It truncates after the first paragraph (or so it seems),

As quite a few post start with, <p>Hi</p> or <p>@Someone</p> it doesn't give a very usefull title, even so that would be possible to put more chars and stay under lenght.

I think it was why I strip_taged the content first.

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Thursday 11 May 2006 1:40:42 am

Indeed I use firefox.

I think I'll stick to strip_tags for now, until FF changes its behaviour.

Thanks,

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