Feature #70483
closed
Typoscript join for ContentObjectArray (COA)
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Description
I didn't find a good way to do it, so I thought about a new feature:
lib.joinCOA = COA
lib.joinCOA {
join = ,
1 = TEXT
1.value = foo
2 = TEXT
2.value = bar
3 = TEXT
3.value = bas
}
will then result in: foo,bar,bas
I need this to create a Javascript config array where it is not allowed to have a trailing comma. I can also not add the comma with a wrap to each item because each item is optional (with required = 1).
Updated by Georg Ringer over 8 years ago
- Subject changed from Typoscript join for ContentObjectArray (CAO) to Typoscript join for ContentObjectArray (COA)
Updated by Mathias Brodala over 8 years ago
The following is an option to solve this:
lib.myCOA = COA
lib.myCOA {
1 = TEXT
1.value = foo
1.wrap = |,
2 = TEXT
2.value = bar
2.wrap = |,
3 = TEXT
3.value = bas
3.wrap = |,
stdWrap.substr = 0,-1
}
Since you know that the last character is always a comma, you can simply cut it off.
Aside from that a trailing comma is perfectly fine in JavaScript (unless you need to support old IEs). If you are trying to build an JSON encoded string, you should use a userfunction instead which properly calls json_encode.
Updated by Simon Schaufelberger over 8 years ago
ok that is a solution to my problem. Do you think this is still useful for a feature?
in my case this should be the result:
$('.multiple-items').slick({
infinite: true,
slidesToShow: 3,
slidesToScroll: 3
});
Updated by Georg Ringer over 8 years ago
- Status changed from New to Rejected
Thanks Mathias for a proper solution!
Dear Simon, I am rejecting this feature as COA is meant to be just a collection of outputs. If you need to create JS output with that, there is a lot more to take care of, like wrapping strings in quotes, ... hope that is ok