How to access page_start variable in Navigator

[MZTech]

How do I access the start_page variable set in {Navigator start_page="TEST"} inside Navigator::Navigation template?

[PinkElephant]

Hi MZTech

There's nothing doing in {$nodes|print_r} but {get_template_vars} shows a way:

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<h3>DEBUG: start_page={$actionparams['start_page']|default:'(not specified)'}</h3>

[MZTech]

Thank you very much. It worked.
Didn't know about {get_template_vars}.

How did you extract that DEBUG: start_page?

When I use {get_template_vars} I dont see start_page.

[PinkElephant]

With {get_template_vars} in the Nav template you should have seen something like:

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$actionparams (array) = [
   .template (string) = Example v02 - Nav submenu DEBUG
   .start_page (string) = test
   .childrenof (string) = testbed
   .show_all (integer) = 1
   .loadprops (integer) = 0
   .module (string) = Navigator
   .action (string) = default
]

... which shows the actionparams array and its keys -- including start_page, when set.

Aside: I wanted to get print_r and {get_template_vars} out there but a more normal approach might be to set a var in the calling template:

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{$jolly_green_giant='test'}
{Navigator start_page=$jolly_green_giant} 

... then $jolly_green_giant should be available in the Navigator template (if not, try {$jolly_green_giant='test' scope=global}). This approach is slightly less efficient but probably easier to read/maintain.

[MZTech]

Thank you again for all the information. It was very helpful.

[rotezecke]

start_page="" - Starts the menu displaying at the given start_page and showing that element and it's children only. Takes a page alias.

Based on that description, I have a feeling that start_page is always equal to {$nodes[0]->alias}. Untested though.