UDT to get parent not root node

[R0BINH00D]

I have this UDT which retreives the root node.

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global $gCms;
global $smarty;

$manager =& $gCms->GetHierarchyManager();

$var = 'root_page_alias';
if( isset($params['assign']) && $params['assign'] != '' )
{
  $var = $params['assign'];
}
$result = "NO RESULT";
$thisPage = $gCms->variables['content_id'];
$currentNode = &$manager->sureGetNodeById($thisPage);
while( isset($currentNode) && $currentNode->getLevel() >= 0 )
{
    $currentContent =& $currentNode->getContent();
    $result = $currentContent->Alias();
    $currentNode =& $currentNode->getParentNode();
}
$smarty->assign($var,$result);

Can anyone help me create a UDT that retrieves the parent?

Thanks

Dan

[R0BINH00D]

ok,

I have some code - and it works - but I know there must be a better way!

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global $gCms;

$contentops =& $gCms->GetContentOperations();
$smarty =& $gCms->GetSmarty();

$alias = $smarty->get_template_vars('page_alias');
$content =& $contentops->LoadContentFromAlias($alias);
$parentid = $content->ParentId();
$parentalias = $contentops->GetPageAliasFromId($parentid);
return $parentalias;

Any suggestions?

Dan

[Ted]

That's pretty much as good as it gets.  There are a few other ways to do it using the Hierarchy Manager, but that way works just as well.

[calguy1000]

The CGSimmpleSmarty module has this function built in..... and a few other useful ones.

[R0BINH00D]

If no one suggests any other code - shall I mark it as solved?

Thanks

Dan

[Ted]

Yes, please do.  Thanks.