Calling variables inside Hugo partial - go

Question

I have this code I use inside a partial in Hugo to pass context to it.
{{- $ctx := . -}}
{{- $curPage := .page -}}
{{- $otherVar := .otherVar -}}
{{- with $curPage -}}
{{ $section := .CurrentSection }}
{{ if .IsHome }}
<span class="post-section">{{ $section.Title }}</span>
{{ else }}
{{ $section.Title }}
{{ end }}
{{- end -}}
I then add {{- $curPage := . -}} at the top of the template where I want the partial to appear, then call the partial as {{ partial "partial-name.html" (dict "page" $curPage "otherVar" .) }}. However, the content returns nil on the homepage while it works everywhere else sitewide. Could anyone look at my code and tell me where I went wrong?

Answer 1

Sorry - didn't see your with statement.
So {{- $curPage := .page -}}
is a typo.
.Page
Tested on local - most present version of hugo.
Also note - I don't think homepage has a section so your span will output very little as most of the currentsection or section related will return nothing.

Answer 2

Since you call the partial like this:
{{ partial "partial-name.html" (dict "page" $curPage "otherVar" .) }}
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Notice
The dot (.) is contained in .otherVar. To find out if you are on the home page, use something simple like this at the top of partial-name.html:
{{ if .otherVar.IsHome }}
<pre>Debugging: YES .IsHome</pre>
{{ else }}
<pre>Debugging: NOT .IsHome</pre>
{{ end }}
After you test with the above GO HTML fragment, you can update your original code above.
TIP: In the Hugo world, it is common to use "context", "ctx", "page", or "Page" rather than "otherVar" as the name of the dictionary key that contains the dot. For a discussion about this, see Naming convention for page context (within a dictionary) when calling partial: seeking opinions in the Hugo discussion group.
ANOTHER TIP: There are some Hugo weirdnesses related to case sensitivity so I would not use "otherVar" anyway. Instead use "othervar", "context", or any name that is all lower case with no whitespace. I do this because I have spent a lot of time messing around with case sensitivity Hugo issues.