[SOLVED] Dynamic variable names values in page template loop

[applejack]

Not sure if this is possible but in a page template I need to be able to re-create variable names within a smarty loop and pull out their values.

In a page template there are 20 content blocks using a naming convention speaker_name_1, speaker_name_2, speaker_name_3 all assigned to same named variables. In a section loop I need to be able to recreate the name and get the value. i.e. equivalent in PHP

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for ($i=1;$i<=20;$i++) {
    $block = 'speaker_name_' . $i;
    $block;
}

I thought this might work but it just gives the variable name as a string not the value.

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{section name=i start=1 loop=21}
	{assign var="var_name" value="speaker_name_"|cat:"`$smarty.section.i.index`"}
	{assign var="var_value" value=$var_name} 
	{$var_value}
{/section}

[Jo Morg]

You would need the variable variable syntax...
http://www.smarty.net/docs/en/language. ... iables.tpl

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$foo_{$bar}              // variable name containing other variable 

TBH I don't think that the PHP sample you pasted would work the way you expect, as its not a variable variable use...

[applejack]

Hi Jo

Many thanks that worked.

From what I know you can create page content blocks dynamically in a loop. Is that correct ?

[Jo Morg]

From what I know you can create content block dynamically in a loop. Is that correct ?

No, not really. The template is parsed once before generating a backend editor page. So there's currently no way of recalculating how many blocks are needed triggered by a change on another custom content block, at least not with Core and Core modules.

[applejack]

Ok Thanks once again.

Solution to initial question is:-

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{section name=i start=1 loop=21}
	{$speaker_name_{$smarty.section.i.index}}	
{/section}