Data / getText¶
The getText
data type is some kind of tool box allowing to retrieve
values from a variety of sources, for example from GET
/POST
variables, from
registers, values from the page tree, items in the page menus, records
from any database table, etc.
The general syntax is as follows:
lib.foo.data = <key> : <code>
where <key>
indicates the source and <code>
is some form of path or
pointer to the value, which depends on the key used. The various keys and
their possible codes are described below.
The code
can contain pipe characters |
to separate keys
in a multidimensional array. This e.g. works with TSFE
:
lib.foo.data = TSFE : fe_user|user|username
Some codes work with a different separator, which is documented right at the
code.
Spaces around the colon (:
) are irrelevant. The key
is
case-insensitive.
By separating the value of getText with //
(double slash) a number of
codes can be supplied and getText will return the first one, which is not
empty ("" or zero).
To get the content of the field "header". If "header is empty, "title" is retrieved. If "title" is empty as well, it finally gets the field "uid":
lib.foo.data = field : header // field : title // field : uid
Properties¶
cObj¶
-
cObj
¶
Example: Get the number of the current cObject record¶
lib.foo.data = cObj : parentRecordNumber
context¶
-
context
¶ -
Access values from context API (see). If a property is an array, it is converted into a comma-separated list.
Syntax:
lib.foo.data = context:<aspectName>:<propertyName>
Copied!
Example: Retrieve current workspace ID¶
page.10 = TEXT
page.10.data = context:workspace:id
page.10.wrap = You are in workspace: |
current¶
-
current
¶ -
current (gets the "current" value)
Example: Get the current value¶
lib.foo.data = current
date¶
Example: Get the current time formatted dd-mm-yy¶
lib.foo.data = date : d-m-y
DB¶
-
DB
¶ -
- Syntax
- DB : [table name] : [uid] : [field]
Value from database. Any record from a table in TCA can be selected here. Records marked as deleted will not return any value.
In contrast to other keys, colons are used here to get deeper into the structure, instead of pipes.
Example: Get a header field value of a record¶
Get the value of the header field of record with uid 234 from table
tt_content
:
lib.foo.data = DB : tt_content:234:header
Get the value of the header field of a record, whose uid is stored in a GET
parameter myContentId
:
lib.foo.data.dataWrap = DB : tt_content:{GP : myContentId}:header
Note
It is safe to directly use a client-/user-provided input for the id of a DB
record here. The function ContentObjectRenderer->getData()
internally
calls the function PageRepository->getRawRecord()
, which converts the
parameter to int via QueryBuilder->createNamedParameter()
debug¶
-
debug
¶ -
Returns HTML-formatted content of the PHP variable defined by the keyword. Available keywords are
rootLine
,fullRootLine
,data
,register
andpage
.
Example: Debug the current root-line¶
Outputs the current root-line visually in HTML:
lib.foo.data = debug : rootLine
field¶
-
field
¶ -
- Syntax
- field : [field name from the current
$cObj->data
array in the cObject, multi-dimensional.]
This gives read access to the current value of an internal global variable determined by the given key.
- As default the
$cObj->data
array is$GLOBALS['TSFE']->page
(record of the current page) - In TMENU
$cObj->data
is set in a loop to the page-record for each menu item during its rendering process. - In CONTENT / RECORDS
$cObj->data
is set to the actual record - In GIFBUILDER
$cObj->data
is set to the data GIFBUILDER is supplied with.
Example: Get header data¶
Get content from $cObj->data['header']
:
lib.foo.data = field : header
Example: Get data of a field¶
Get content from $cObj->data['fieldname']['level1']['level2']
:
lib.foo.data = field : fieldname|level1|level2
file¶
-
file
¶ -
- Syntax
- file : [uid] : [property]
Retrieves a property from a file object (FAL) by identifying it through its
sys_file
UID. Note that during execution of the FILES cObject, it is also possible to reference the current file with current as UID likefile : current : size
.The following properties are available: name, uid, originalUid, size, sha1, extension, mimetype, contents, publicUrl, modification_date, creation_date
Furthermore when manipulating references (such as images in content elements or media in pages), additional properties are available (not all are available all the time, it depends on the setup of references of the FILES cObject): title, description, link, alternative.
Additionally, any data in the
sys_file_metadata
table can be accessed too.See the FILES cObject for usage examples.
Example: Get the size of a file¶
Get the file size of the file with the sys_file UID 17:
lib.foo.data = file : 17 : size
flexform¶
-
flexform
¶ -
- Syntax
- flexform : [field containing flexform data].[property of this flexform]
Access values from FlexForms, for example inside of
tt_content
record. In contrast to most parts, deeper levels are accessed through dots, not pipes.
Example: Get a FlexForm value¶
Return the FlexForm value of given name:
lib.foo.data = flexform : pi_flexform:settings.categories
fullRootLine¶
-
fullRootLine
¶ -
- Syntax
- fullRootLine : [pointer, integer], [field name], ["slide"]
This property can be used to retrieve values from "above" the current page's
root. Take the below page tree and assume that we are on the page "Here you
are!". Using the levelfield property, it is possible
to go up only to the page "Site root", because it is the root of a new
(sub-)site. With fullRootLine
it is possible to go all the way up to page
tree root. The numbers between square brackets indicate to which page each
value of pointer would point to:
- Page tree root [-2]
|- 1. page before [-1]
|- Site root (root template here!) [0]
|- Here you are! [1]
A "slide" parameter can be added just as for the levelfield property.
Example: Get the title of the previous page¶
Get the title of the page right before the start of the current website:
lib.foo.data = fullRootLine : -1, title
getenv¶
-
getenv
¶ -
Value from PHP environment variables.
For a cached variation of this feature, please refer to getEnv.
Example: Get the HTTP referer¶
Get the environment variable HTTP_REFERER
:
lib.foo.data = getenv : HTTP_REFERER
getIndpEnv¶
-
getIndpEnv
¶ -
- Syntax
- getIndpEnv : <name>
Returns the value of a System Environment Variable denoted by name regardless of server OS, CGI/MODULE version etc. The result is identical to the
$_SERVER
variable in most cases. This method should be used instead of getEnv to get reliable values for all situations. The internal processing is handled byTYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::getIndpEnv()
Available names:
Name Definition Example or result _ARRAY Return an array with all available key-value pairs for debugging purposes HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE language(s) accepted by client HTTP_HOST [host][:[port]] example.org:8080
HTTP_REFERER [scheme]://[host][:[port]][path] https://example.org:8080/typo3/32/temp/phpcheck/index.php/arg1/arg2/arg3/?arg1,arg2,arg3&p1=parameter1&p2[key]=value
HTTP_USER_AGENT client user agent PATH_INFO [path_info] /arg1/arg2/arg3/
QUERY_STRING [query] arg1,arg2,arg3&p1=parameter1&p2[key]=value
REMOTE_ADDR client IP REMOTE_HOST client host REQUEST_URI [path]?[query] /typo3/32/temp/phpcheck/index.php/arg1/arg2/arg3/?arg1,arg2,arg3&p1=parameter1&p2[key]=value
SCRIPT_FILENAME absolute filename of script SCRIPT_NAME [path_script] /typo3/32/temp/phpcheck/[index.php]
TYPO3_DOCUMENT_ROOT absolute path of root of documents TYPO3_HOST_ONLY [host] example.org
TYPO3_PORT [port] 8080
TYPO3_REQUEST_DIR [scheme]://[host][:[port]][path_dir] TYPO3_REQUEST_HOST [scheme]://[host][:[port]] TYPO3_REQUEST_SCRIPT [scheme]://[host][:[port]][path_script] TYPO3_REQUEST_URL [scheme]://[host][:[port]][path]?[query] TYPO3_REV_PROXY TRUE if this session runs over a well known proxy TYPO3_SITE_SCRIPT [script / Speaking URL] of the TYPO3 website TYPO3_SITE_URL [scheme]://[host][:[port]][path_dir] of the TYPO3 website frontend TYPO3_SSL TRUE if this session uses SSL/TLS (https)
Example: Get the remote address¶
# get and output the client IP
page = PAGE
page.10 = TEXT
page.10.stdWrap.data = getIndpEnv : REMOTE_ADDR
page.10.stdWrap.htmlSpecialChars = 1
global¶
-
global
¶ -
- Syntax
- global : [variable]
GP¶
-
GP
¶ -
- Syntax
- GP : [Value from GET or POST method]
Get a variable from
$_GET
or$_POST
where a variable, which exists in both arrays, is returned from$_POST
.
Example: Get the input value from query string¶
Get input value from query string &stuff=...
lib.foo.data = GP : stuff
Get input value from query string &stuff[bar]=...
lib.foo.data = GP : stuff|bar
level¶
-
level
¶ -
Get the root line level of the current page.
Example: Get the root line level of the current page¶
lib.foo.data = level
levelfield¶
-
levelfield
¶ -
- Syntax
- levelfield : [pointer, integer], [field name], ["slide"]
Like leveltitle but the field do be fetched from the record is configurable.
Example: Get a field from a page up in the root-line¶
Get the value of the user-defined field tx_myextension_myfield
in the root line.
lib.foo.data = levelfield : -1, tx_myextension_myfield, slide
Requires additional configuration in
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['addRootLineFields'] to include
field. In order that you can use this function, your field name
tx_myextension_myfield
needs be included in the comma
separated list of ['addRootLineFields']:
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['addRootLineFields'] .= ',tx_myextension_myfield';
levelmedia¶
-
levelmedia
¶ -
- Syntax
- levelmedia : [pointer, integer], ["slide"]
Get the media field of a page in the root-line.
- Use an absolute level with 0 or a positive integer.
- With a negative integer got x levels up
- The slide parameter slides until there is a non-empty value found.
leveltitle¶
-
leveltitle
¶ -
- Syntax
- leveltitle : [pointer, integer], ["slide"]
Get the title of a page in the root-line.
- Use an absolute level with 0 or a positive integer.
- With a negative integer got x levels up
- The slide parameter slides until there is a non-empty value found.
Example: Get the title of a page up in the root line¶
Get the title of the page on the first level of the root line:
lib.foo.data = leveltitle : 1
Get the title of the page on the level right below the current page AND if that is not present, walk to the bottom of the root line until there's a title:
lib.foo.data = leveltitle : -2, slide
leveluid¶
-
leveluid
¶ -
- Syntax
- leveluid : [pointer, integer]
Get the UID of a page in the root line.
- Use an absolute level with 0 or a positive integer.
- With a negative integer got x levels up
Example: Get the ID of the root page of the page tree¶
Get the ID of the root page of the website (level zero):
lib.foo.data = leveluid : 0
LLL¶
-
LLL
¶ -
- Syntax
- LLL: [fileref]:[labelkey]
Reference to a locallang label (XLIFF). Reference consists of [fileref]:[labelkey]
Example: Get a localized label¶
Get the localized label for the logout button:
lib.foo.data = LLL : EXT:felogin/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:logout
page¶
-
page
¶ -
- Syntax
- page: [field in the current page record]
Get the specified field from the current page
Example: Get the current page title¶
lib.foo.data = page : title
pagelayout¶
-
pagelayout
¶ -
Get the current backend layout
Example: Get the current backend layout¶
lib.foo.data = pagelayout
parameters¶
-
parameters
¶ -
- Syntax
- parameters: [field name from the current
$cObj->parameters
array in the cObject.]
Get the content of a key in
parameters
array of the current cObject.
Example: Get the parameter color
¶
Get content from $cObj->parameters['color']
:
lib.foo.data = parameters : color
path¶
-
path
¶ -
Path to a file, possibly placed in an extension, returns empty if the file does not exist.
Example: Resolve the path to a file¶
Get path to file rsaauth.js
(inside extension rsaauth) relative to siteroot:
lib.foo.data = path : EXT:rsaauth/resources/rsaauth.js
It can also be helpful in combination with the stdWrap function insertData:
page.headerData.10 = TEXT
page.headerData.10 {
data = path : EXT:site/Resources/Public/Images/logo.png
wrap = <a href="|">
}
register¶
-
register
¶ -
- Syntax
- register: [field name from the
$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register
]
See LOAD_REGISTER.
Example: Get the content of a register¶
Get content from the register:
lib.foo.data = register : color
session¶
-
session
¶ -
- Syntax
- session : [key]
The
key
refers to the session key used to store the value.
Example: Get a value stored in the current session¶
Get the number of items of a stored shopping cart array/object:
lib.foo.data = session : shop_cart|itemCount
site¶
-
site
¶ -
- Syntax
- site : [key]
Accessing the current site configuration.
Possible keys:attributes
- Additional parameters configured for this site.
base
- The base URL for this site.
baseVariants
- The base variants for this site.
rootPageId
- The root page ID of this site.
identifier
- The identifier (name) of this site configuration.
websiteTitle
- The website title of this site.
Example: Get values from the current site¶
page.10 = TEXT
page.10.data = site:base
page.10.wrap = This is your base URL: |
Where site
is the keyword for accessing an aspect, and the
following parts are the configuration key(s) to access.
page.10 = TEXT
page.10.data = site:customConfigKey.nested.value
siteLanguage¶
-
siteLanguage
¶ -
- Syntax
- siteLanguage : [key]
Accessing the current site language configuration.
Possible keys:attributes
- Additional parameters configured for this site language.
base
- The base URL for this language.
direction
- The direction for this language.
flagIdentifier
- The flag key (like
gb
orfr
) used to be used in the TYPO3 backend. hreflang
- The language tag for this language defined by RFC 1766 / 3066 for
lang
andhreflang
attributes languageId
- The language mapped to the ID of the site language.
locale
- The locale, like
de_CH
oren_GB
. navigationTitle
- The label to be used within language menus.
title
- The label to be used within TYPO3 to identify the language.
twoLetterIsoCode
- The ISO-639-1 code for this language (two letters).
typo3Language
- The prefix for TYPO3's language files (
default
for English), otherwise one of TYPO3's internal language keys. Previously configured via TypoScriptconfig.language = fr
. websiteTitle
- The website title for this language. No automatic fallback to the
site:websiteTitle
!
Example: Get values from the current site language¶
page.10 = TEXT
page.10.data = siteLanguage:navigationTitle
page.10.wrap = This is the title of the current site language: |
page.20 = TEXT
page.20.dataWrap = The current site language's locale is {siteLanguage:locale}
# Website title for the current language with fallback
# to the website title of the site configuration.
page.30 = TEXT
page.30.data = siteLanguage:websiteTitle // site:websiteTitle
TSFE¶
-
TSFE
¶ -
- Syntax
- TSFE: [value from the
$GLOBALS['TSFE']
array, multi-dimensional]
Returns a value from
TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Controller\TypoScriptFrontendController
.
Example: Get the username field of the current frontend user¶
lib.foo.data = TSFE : fe_user|user|username