Re: [WebDNA] maybe silly suggestion? [founditems]
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 111903
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texte = For what it is worth, this is the approach I have always used. > On Jan 15, 2015, at 2:54 PM, Terry Wilson
wrote: >=20 > Or just put the search parameters in a variable up top to retrieve as need= ed with showifs. This is quite handy for repurposing found items loops, such= as a nicely formatted table of info that is sorted by various fields (just d= iscussed this a few days ago). This has the added benefit of letting you kee= p constants like eventdatetype=3Ddate, max=3D25, etc in the actual search co= de to keep your parameters easier to read and manage. This would certainly p= ut your controller logic separate from your display code. >=20 > [showif [somesearch]=3Dt][text]searchforwhat=3Ddb=3Dallthethings.db&blahbl= ahblah[/text][/showif] > [showif [someothersearch]=3Dt][text]searchforwhat=3Ddb=3Dallthethings.db&b= lahblahblah[/text][/showif] >=20 > [search [searchforwhat]&max=3D25&lastnamesort=3D1] >=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Brian Burton wrote: >>>=20 >>> to help separate my controller logic from my display code it would be aw= esome to have a shortcut like: >>> [search db=3Dallthethings.db&blahblahblah][savefounditems name=3Dpeoplen= ameddave][/search] >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> then later in the page, where i=E2=80=99m rendering the html >>> [displayfounditems use=3Dpeoplenameddave] html things [/displayfounditem= s] >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> I know it looks like it=E2=80=99s not saving that much code, but I can s= ee switching which search I want in the controller, and still being able to u= se a universal founditems loop lower in the code. Also the ability to reuse s= earch results (if needed) without doing the same search again.=20 >>>=20 >>> ok, feel free to start telling me how you can do this with a table (you=E2= =80=99re missing the point) or how we don=E2=80=99t need more tags or whatev= er :)=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -Brian B. Burton >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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For what it is worth, this is the approach I have always used. > On Jan 15, 2015, at 2:54 PM, Terry Wilson wrote: >=20 > Or just put the search parameters in a variable up top to retrieve as need= ed with showifs. This is quite handy for repurposing found items loops, such= as a nicely formatted table of info that is sorted by various fields (just d= iscussed this a few days ago). This has the added benefit of letting you kee= p constants like eventdatetype=3Ddate, max=3D25, etc in the actual search co= de to keep your parameters easier to read and manage. This would certainly p= ut your controller logic separate from your display code. >=20 > [showif [somesearch]=3Dt][text]searchforwhat=3Ddb=3Dallthethings.db&blahbl= ahblah[/text][/showif] > [showif [someothersearch]=3Dt][text]searchforwhat=3Ddb=3Dallthethings.db&b= lahblahblah[/text][/showif] >=20 > [search [searchforwhat]&max=3D25&lastnamesort=3D1] >=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Brian Burton wrote: >>>=20 >>> to help separate my controller logic from my display code it would be aw= esome to have a shortcut like: >>> [search db=3Dallthethings.db&blahblahblah][savefounditems name=3Dpeoplen= ameddave][/search] >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> then later in the page, where i=E2=80=99m rendering the html >>> [displayfounditems use=3Dpeoplenameddave] html things [/displayfounditem= s] >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> I know it looks like it=E2=80=99s not saving that much code, but I can s= ee switching which search I want in the controller, and still being able to u= se a universal founditems loop lower in the code. Also the ability to reuse s= earch results (if needed) without doing the same search again.=20 >>>=20 >>> ok, feel free to start telling me how you can do this with a table (you=E2= =80=99re missing the point) or how we don=E2=80=99t need more tags or whatev= er :)=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -Brian B. Burton >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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