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can i call custom php function in template (html)?

I have a function that formats a string in different way. I am calling that function in php files using below code

echo CustomFormatString('This is my string')

But I want to call this function from template (.html) files too, some thing like below:

<perch:custom function="CustomFormatString"><perch:content id="style_long_desc" /></perch:custom>

The function is written as an addon, and works on php pages (layout/.php and pages/.php)

do you think something like this is possible

5 years ago

Yes, you could do that with a custom template handler - you can see examples in both Members and Shop.

A simpler way might be to format it before the template in an each callback.

5 years ago

You might be able to do it by simply using template layouts:

In your template:

<perch:layout path="my.function" string="This is my string to be formatted" />

Then, create a file: perch/templates/layouts/my.function.php containing:

<?php echo CustomFormatString('perch_layout_var('string') ?>

5 years ago

To show that it can be done with editor input:

<perch:layout path="my.function" string="<perch:content id="text" type="text" label="Text" />" />

5 years ago

this worked great guys...

thank you Simon so much for the example code. I could not have figured out without it :-)