Get Preferences from a module [solved]

[andrewvideo]

Hi People

I call Preferences from a module made with CTLModuleMaker 2.0.3


For example I want to call a setting for somepref in my templace
I tried
{$this->GetPreference('somepref')} and got a error
{$this->GetPreference->somepref} not worked.

I would like show the valuable in my template and do a If valuable not blank print some text.

Sorry about my english. Hope someone can help.

Cheers

[myshko]

Hi Andrew,

I think this is what you want:

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{if $item->prefName != ''}
{$item->prefName}
{else}
Pref Name Empty
{/if}

Where 'prefName' is the name of the module variable you wish to call.

You can also do it like this:

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{if isset($item->prefName)}
{$item->prefName}
{else}
Pref Name Empty
{/if}

/m

[andrewvideo]

Hi,

That dint work. I think that is only for the item entry.

I think there is a tag for it so you can all call any Preferences from any module.

I can see the entry in the sitepref in the datebase i want get the value.

Do anyone know how to do this?

Cheeers

[myshko]

Hi,

I think you need to make a User Defined Tag to get those values (as opposed to calling them directly with smarty).

Perhaps:

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global $gCms;
$prefName = get_site_preference('prefName');
return $prefName;

As a user defined tag might work.

What's the specific preference you are after?

/m

[andrewvideo]

Thank you very much that did the job.

I want to read settings for my Module I made.

Thank you

[myshko]

You're very welcome Andrew.

Glad it worked. Happy coding!

/m