render tag if/else and redDots

[tportman]

I've got a good ole if/else render tag setup that is SUPPOSED to show
a block of "reddots" if opt_display is "yes". But I can't get any
reddots to show at all..help!


<reddot:cms>
<if>
<query valuea="<%opt_display%>" operator="=="
valueb="String:yes">
( ( also tried: <query
valuea="Context:CurrentPage.Elements.GetElement(opt_display).Value"
operator="==" valueb="String:yes"> ))
<htmltext>
whole bunch of reddots live here
</htmltext>
</query>
<query type="else">
<htmltext>
no reddots live here
</htmltext>
</query>
</if>
</reddot:cms>

[Jian Huang]

Hello,

Two things wrong with the rendertag.

1. Elements.GetElement is resource intensive, please use the
placeholder directly within rendertag instead.

2. red dots inside rendertag cause it to crash the entire block.

Search this forum or recent reddot cms blog for solution.

Highly recommend against changing main.config.

Best,

-Jian

[tiffany portman]

Thanks Jian, if you have a better solution or an idea that you think might work and would share I would be very grateful

 

 

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[Jian Huang]

General idea is to move red dots outside and use if conditional to
product javascript that show/hide red dot.

<div id="<%inf_page_id%>">
red dots in here
</div>
<reddot:cms>
<if>
<query valuea="<%opt_display%>" operator="!=" valueb="String:yes">
<htmltext>
<script type="text/javascript">
// NOTE you need JQuery to do this
$("#<%inf_page_id%>").hide();
</script>

</htmltext>
</query>
</if>
</reddot:cms>

On Sep 28, 5:45 pm, tiffany portman <thetiffanyport...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Jian, if you have a better solution or an idea that you think might
> work and would share I would be very grateful
>

> TheTiffanyPort...@gmail.com

[thetiffa...@gmail.com]

Dude...so simple yet so powerful, thank you thank you!!!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Markus Giesen]

Otherwise, see if you can implement this workaround/hotfix:
http://www.reddotcmsblog.com/workaround-placing-red-dots-inside-of-opentext-cms-render-tags

Cheers,
Markus

[tiffany portman]

thanks Markus I was curious why render tags/RedDot wouldn't play well together. What I didn't get is if I use a container with RedDots no prob but throw just the RedDots in without the container and see nothing.

 

so now I hunt for JQuery...or just use a container w/transfer elements.

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