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if¶
Allows you to check multiple conditions.
This function returns true, if ALL of the present conditions are met (they are connected with an "AND", a logical conjunction). If a single condition is false, the value returned is false.
The returned value may still be negated by the ".negate"-property.
Also check the explanations and the examples further below!
Property
directReturn
Data type
boolean
Description
If this property exists, no other conditions will be checked. Instead the true/false of this value is returned. Can be used to set true/false with a TypoScript constant.
Property
isNull
Data type
stdWrap
Description
If the resulting content of the stdWrap is null (NULL type in PHP) ...
Since null values cannot be assigned in TypoScript, only the stdWrap features are available below this property.
Example:
page.10 = COA_INT
page.10.10 = TEXT
page.10.10 {
stdWrap.if.isNull.field = description
value = No description available.
}
This example returns "No description available.", if the content of the field "description" is NULL.
Property
isTrue
Data type
string /stdWrap
Description
If the content is "true".... (not empty string and not zero)
Property
isPositive
Data type
integer /stdWrap + calc
Description
Returns false, if the content is not positive.
Property
isGreaterThan
Data type
value /stdWrap
Description
Returns false, if the content is not greater than ".value".
Property
isLessThan
Data type
value /stdWrap
Description
Returns false, if the content is not less than ".value".
Property
equals
Data type
value /stdWrap
Description
Returns false, if the content does not equal ".value".
Property
isInList
Data type
value /stdWrap
Description
Returns false, if the content is not in the comma-separated list ".value".
Note: The list in ".value" may not have spaces between elements!
Example:
if.isInList.field = uid
if.value = 1,2,34,50,87
This returns true, if the uid is part of the list in .value.
Property
value
Data type
value /stdWrap
Description
The value to check. This is the comparison value mentioned above.
Property
negate
Data type
boolean
Description
This property is checked after all other properties. If set, it negates the result, which is present before its execution.
So if all other conditions, which were used, returned true, with this property the overall return ends up being false. If at least one of the other conditions, which were used, returned false, the overall return ends up being true.
Default
0
[tsref:->if]
Explanation¶
The "if"-function is a very odd way of returning true or false! Beware!
"if" is normally used to decide whether to render an object or to return a value (see the cObjects and stdWrap).
Here is how it works:
The function returns true or false. Whether it returns true or false depends on the properties of this function. Say if you set "isTrue = 1" then the result is true. If you set "isTrue.field = header", the function returns true if the field "header" in $cObj->data is set!
If you want to compare values, you must load a base-value in the ".value"-property. Example:
.value = 10
.isGreaterThan = 11
This would return true because the value of ".isGreaterThan" is greater than 10, which is the base-value.
More complex is this:
.value = 10
.isGreaterThan = 11
.isTrue.field = header
.negate = 1
There are two conditions - isGreaterThan and isTrue. If they are both true, the total is true (both are connected with an AND). BUT(!) then the result of the function in total would be false because the ".negate"-flag inverts the result!
Examples:¶
This is a GIFBUILDER object that will write "NEW" on a menu-item if the field "newUntil" has a date less than the current date!
30 = TEXT
30.text = NEW!
30.offset = 10,10
30.if {
value.data = date: U
isLessThan.field = newUntil
negate = 1
}
In the next example the querystring parameter is used as a condition: A typolink or the link of a menu item links back to the default language (&L=0), if the currently active language ID is greater than 2. This is useful for example if only languages 0 to 2 are available in the target page.
additionalParams = &L=0
additionalParams.if.value = 2
additionalParams.if.isGreaterThan.data = GP:L