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If Exists problem

Hi,

I can't figure out why the following If Exists code isn't working.


<perch:if exists id="portcustname">
<section class="content2 sections">
    <div class="container">
        <div class="row">
            <div class="span12">
            <h2>What the customer said</h2>
<perch:content id="portquote" type="textarea" html="true" editor="ckeditor" label="Customer Quote" help="Text for the Customer quote section" />

<p><perch:content id="portcustname" type="text" label="Customer Name and Location" help="enter as 'J. Bloggs, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire' etc" /></p> 
            </div><!--row end -->
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
</perch:if>

I am still seeing the whole section on the web page even though the portcustname is empty.

Any clues?
Neil Duddridge

Neil Duddridge 1 points

  • 5 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

It isn't working because you've made up your own syntax :)

See the documentation and top example here: https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/templates/conditionals/if/

Should be:

<perch:if exists="portcustname">
Neil Duddridge

Neil Duddridge 1 points

5 years ago

:D Doh! I've used if exist many times before, how did I not spot that. I shouldn't code late at night.