<?php
class Excellence_Manager_Adminhtml_ManagerController extends Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_action
{
public function customerAction(){
$this->loadLayout();
$this->getLayout()->getBlock('customer.grid')
->setCustomers($this->getRequest()->getPost('customers', null));
$this->renderLayout();
}
I am following this grid serializer tute . I just can not understand where is this setCustomers coming from ?
Even in other tutes I saw that setClent(), setDog() etc. But where is get or it's not from the database either. not in the layout either I think. Please help thanks.
<manager_adminhtml_manager_customer>
<block type="core/text_list" name="root" output="toHtml">
<block type="manager/adminhtml_manager_edit_tab_grid" name="customer.grid"/>
<block type="adminhtml/widget_grid_serializer" name="grid_serializer">
<reference name="grid_serializer">
<action method="initSerializerBlock">
<grid_block_name>customer.grid</grid_block_name>
<data_callback>getSelectedCustomers</data_callback>
<hidden_input_name>links[customers]</hidden_input_name>
<reload_param_name>customers</reload_param_name>
</action>
<action method="addColumnInputName">
<input_name>position</input_name>
</action>
</reference>
</block>
</block>
I found it's not from hidden_input_name or reload_param_name.
__set() is run when writing data to inaccessible properties.
__get() is utilized for reading data from inaccessible properties.
Magento implements so called "Magic Methods" to set data in an object.
They implemented __set and __get which are called, when no method for e.g. setCustomers() is found, and use those methods to do setData('customers', "YOUR_VALUE");
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Im looking for solution to define layout handle for whole controller insteat of controller_action. For example i want to define:
<mymodule_index></mymodule_index>
instead of
<mymodule_index_index></mymodule_index_index>
<mymodule_index_someaction></mumodule_index_someaction>
Thanks.
You can add a layout handle by running this :
$update = $this->getLayout()->getUpdate();
$update->addHandle('mymodule_index')
You can then add this piece of code to a protected "_initHandles" function within your controller that you would run for every action.
In my controller I've (re)implemented this method
public function loadLayout($handles = null, $generateBlocks = true, $generateXml = true)
{
return parent::loadLayout(array('default','mymodule_index'),$generateBlocks,$generateXml);
}
which will add an update handle called mymodule_index (not loosing the default one) for every controller's action.
You'll need to call loadLayout() in every controller's action, but that's how magento works...
please try below code....
public function indexAction(){
{
...
$update = $this->getLayout()->getUpdate();
$update->addHandle('mymodule_index');
$this->loadLayoutUpdates();
$this->generateLayoutXml()->generateLayoutBlocks();
$this->renderLayout();
}
public function samelocationAction(){
{
...
$update = $this->getLayout()->getUpdate();
$update->addHandle('mymodule_index');
$this->loadLayoutUpdates();
$this->generateLayoutXml()->generateLayoutBlocks();
$this->renderLayout();
}
I've found solution. In each next update you must provide <update handle="" /> like this:
<companies_catalog>
<label>Companies (All Pages)</label>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template></action>
</reference>
<reference name="left">
<block type="businesscategory/companies_navigation" name="companies.navigation" before="-" template="businesscategory/companies/navigation.phtml" />
</reference>
</companies_catalog>
<companies_catalog_index>
<label>Companies (All Pages)</label>
<update handle="companies_catalog" />
<reference name="content">
<block type="businesscategory/companies_list" name="companies.list" template="businesscategory/companies/list.phtml" />
</reference>
</companies_catalog_index>
<companies_catalog_view>
<label>Company page</label>
<update handle="companies_catalog" />
<reference name="content">
<block type="businesscategory/companies_view" name="company.info" template="businesscategory/companies/view.phtml" />
</reference>
</companies_catalog_view>
I want to specify multiple values for ifconfig in layout xml.
<action method="setTemplate" ifconfig="mymodule/general/is_enabled">
<template>mymodule/test.phtml</template>
</action>
Is is possible to add below two conditions for one action?
ifconfig="mymodule/general/is_enabled"
ifconfig="mymodule/frontend/can_show"
Any suggestions would be most welcome.
You could use a helper method in your action parameter. Something like this
<action method="setTemplate">
<template helper="mymodule/myhelper/canShowIf"/>
</action>
will call setTemplate with the results of a call to
Mage::helper('mymodule/myhelper')->canShowIf();
And the following in your modules default helper:
public function canShowIf()
{
if($displayOnly = Mage::getStoreConfig('mymodule/general/is_enabled') == true)
// Do Something
}else if($displayOnly = Mage::getStoreConfig('mymodule/frontend/can_show') == true) {
// Do Something Else
}
return $displayOnly;
}
Implement your custom logic in canShowIf.
Define a function in Helper (Data.php)
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate">
<template helper="modulename/getNewLayoutupdate"/>
</action>
</reference>
in helper function you can load template by conditions.
consider below scenario:
<catalog_category_default>
<reference name="product_list">
<action method="setTemplate" >
<template>mymodule/mytemplate.phtml</template>
</action>
</reference>
</catalog_category_default>
ifconfig : If return value is false, then it takes layout defined in base folder.
helper function : If return value is false, then does not take layout defined in base folder, and not template gets added. that's why empty block is shown.
ifconfig="mymodule/general/is_enabled"
ifconfig="mymodule/frontend/can_show"
why not create an additional config node
ifconfig="mymodule/frontend/is_enabled_can_show" and depending on this value proceed.
I'm trying to pass a variable using setData to a box containing a widget with this:
$this->getChild('my_box')->setData('myvar', '123');
echo $this->getChildHtml('my_box');
or this:
echo $this->getChild('my_box')->setData('myvar', '123')->toHtml();
The "my_box" is the block linked with the widget, it's positioned in the footer and defined in local.xml:
<reference name="footer">
<block type="core/text_list" name="my_box" as="my_box" translate="label">
<label>My Box</label>
</block>
</reference>
But if I try to retrieve the value in the widget with any of these methods:
echo $this->getData('myvar');
echo $this->getMyVar();
echo $this->myvar;
there is no return value, any suggestion?
Outside of a rewrite, "core/text_list" is an instance of Mage_Core_Block_Text_List (link) and would not have a template for you to call your code.
You can verify that the basic functionality is working, though:
$my_box = $this->getChild('my_box')->setData('myvar','123'); //if no error, my_box exists!
echo get_class($my_box); //Mage_Core_Block_Text_List
var_dump($my_box->debug()); //array() including 'myvar' => '123'
echo $my_box->getData('myvar')` //correct
echo $my_box->myvar //works, but unconventional
echo $my_box->getMyVar() //will not access the property you set; rather...
echo $my_box->getMyvar() //will work
For other fun, you can set properties via layout XML:
<reference name="footer">
<block type="core/text_list" name="my_box" as="my_box" translate="label">
<label>My Box</label>
<action method="setMyvar">
<arbitrary>123</arbitrary>
</action>
<!-- or <action method="setDatar">
<name>myvar</name>
<val>123</arbitrary>
</action> -->
</block>
</reference>
Also, do be aware the the footer block is permanently cached in the block_html cache by default.
I use this tutorial and display products on the basis of multiple categories but now I am getting in issue is that the pager tool bar not working on that.
My block code is :
<reference name="content">
<block name="mymodule" type="mymodule/product_listcategories" template="catalog/product/list.phtml">
<action method="setCategories">
<ids>2,3,4</ids>
</action>
</block>
</reference>
I also add this code with above
<block type="catalog/product_list_toolbar" name="product_list_toolbar" template="catalog/product/list/toolbar.phtml">
<block type="page/html_pager" name="product_list_toolbar_pager"/>
</block>
<action method="setToolbarBlockName"><name>product_list_toolbar</name></action>
</block>
It display toolbar but the toolbar is not working (limit,orderby).
My block code is
class Mymodule_Block_Product_Listcategories extends Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_List
{
protected function _getProductCollection()
{
$this->_productCollection = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->getCollection();
$this->_productCollection->addAttributeToSelect('*');
if($this->getCategories()!="")
$this->_productCollection->addCategoriesFilter($this->getCategories());
return $this->_productCollection;
}
}
}
Does anyone know where is the problem? I think I'm missing some code for the pager? Thanks in advance
After search so much i got a solution.I didn't know whether it right or wrong way but it solve my problem.On my block i create intance of
$cpBlock = $this->getLayout()->getBlockSingleton('Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_List_Toolbar');
and access the pager core function like $this->_itemPerPage = $cpBlock->getLimit(); .In the above code itemperpage is the total no of items to be displayed on listing page.This code work if you create custom module and extend you block from list block.Thanks
I'm working on a Magento 1.6 site, which has the following xml inside the home page's CMS "Layout Update XML" field:
<reference name="content">
<block type="catalog/navigation" name="catalog.category.home" as="homecategory" template="catalog/category/homecategory.phtml" />
</reference>
As the template shows randomized categories, I would like to disable caching for this block.
To do so, I attempted using getChildHtml('sub-block-template', false) with the following:
(homecategory has $this->getChildHtml('random_categories', false) in its template)
<reference name="content">
<block type="catalog/navigation" name="catalog.category.home" as="homecategory" useCache="false" template="catalog/category/homecategory.phtml">
<block type="catalog/navigation" name="catalog.category.home.randcats" as="random_categories" useCache="false" template="catalog/category/random.phtml" />
</block>
</reference>
So now I'm stuck, wondering why I can't prevent caching of that block, despite using the 'false' argument.
I had this same problem. I beleive it has to do something with the block type of type="catalog/navigation". I've seen this disabling of caching work on other types of blocks. Here is a fix for this block type and this problem:
phtml file change: make sure the second param is false
echo $this->getChildHtml('topCategoriesList',false);
xml file change:
Add these actions to the block
<block type="catalog/navigation" name="topCategoriesList" as="topCategoriesList" template="catalog/navigation/categorylist.phtml">
<action method="unsetData"><key>cache_lifetime</key></action>
<action method="unsetData"><key>cache_tags</key></action>
</block>
Have you tried forcing it by creating a new custom block type and overloading the caching functions? Extend the Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_List_Random class and create an empty pseudo-constructor:
protected function _construct() {}
This will prevent inheriting adding cache tags, lifetime, and other metadata to the block object. Then you can overload the cache key info as well so that it doesn't use any existing (or enabled) cache blocks. For example:
public function getCacheKeyInfo()
{
return array(
'MY_CACHE_TAG',
Mage::app()->getStore()->getId(),
(int)Mage::app()->getStore()->isCurrentlySecure(),
Mage::getDesign()->getPackageName(),
Mage::getDesign()->getTheme('template')
);
}