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[cvaughan02]

hey guys,

I'm trying to figure out how to add js (specifically json) to a tpl file. in xc4 I just used {literal}{/literal}, but that appears not to work here. how do I add a json string to the js in a tpl without triggering flexy to want to parse it?

[cflsystems]

You need to do it with custom module - this should help http://kb.x-cart.com/display/XDD/Developer+docs

[cvaughan02]

Originally Posted by cflsystems

You need to do it with custom module - this should help http://kb.x-cart.com/display/XDD/Developer+docs

I already have a custom module. my code is in my custom module. the issue is that inside the tpl I need to add a json string:


window._fbq.push(['track', '00000000000000', {'value':'0.00','currency':'USD'}]);


which obviously is wrapped in {} so it's getting interpreted.

[cflsystems]

Don't put it in tpl file, make a class to return it. That way flexy is not involved in outputting the code, only to call the class and print out the return whatever it is.

[cvaughan02]

Originally Posted by cflsystems

Don't put it in tpl file, make a class to return it. That way flexy is not involved in outputting the code, only to call the class and print out the return whatever it is.

that just seems like overkill to drop some fb code on a page. it's the one thing I really don't like about xc5. I'm gonna call that option 2 lol.. thanks for the feedback

does flexy not have an equivalent to smarty's {literal} tag?

[cflsystems]

Yes there is a lot of going back and forth between tpl and php files in XC5. I am not sure if this is just the way XC5 is coded to work or this is a result of using MVC model, Doctrine and flexy. It is overkill and confusing but it is the way to do it. I don't believe flexy has alternative to smarty's literal tag

[totaltec]

Flexy usually ignores JavaScript. But sometimes I've had to format it "correctly". By that I mean:

This will get mangled by Flexy:

jQuery(document).ready(function(){$("p").click(function(){$(this).hide();});});

And this won't:

jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    $("p").click(function(){
        $(this).hide();
    });
});

I'm not sure if that is true with those exact snippets, just using them as an example.

You could try:

window._fbq.push(
    [
        'track',
        '00000000000000',
        {
            'value':'0.00',
            'currency':'USD'
        }
    ]
);

As odd as it seems, I've seen this kind of change make a difference.

[cvaughan02]

Originally Posted by totaltec

You could try:

window._fbq.push(
    [
        'track',
        '00000000000000',
        {
            'value':'0.00',
            'currency':'USD'
        }
    ]
);

As odd as it seems, I've seen this kind of change make a difference.

OMG! Mike, you rock so much! that did it!

[cflsystems]

That is odd. So flexy goes line by line completely ignoring next/prev lines and caring only about the current one...

[wjbrewer]

It's the whitespace, for example:

{data} is parsed

{ data } isn't

window._fbq.push(['track','00000000000000',{ 'value':'0.00','currency':'USD' }]);

should also work.