XF 2.0 Get a custom field value from $user inside a template

[abdfahim]

Is there a better way of doing this? Right now I am doing like (in message_macros template)

<xf:if is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customA')|raw} != ''">
    <span class="classA"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customB')|raw} != ''" />
    <span class="classB"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customC')|raw} != ''" />
    <span class="classC"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customD')|raw} != ''" />
    <span class="classD"></span>
</xf:if>

 

[abdfahim]

With above code, I am getting following errors for some users, I guess whoever hasn't set the value for the custom fields

Template public:message_macros: Accessed unknown getter 'custom_fields' on XF:User[1426] (src\XF\Mvc\Entity\Entity.php:175)
Template public:message_macros: Cannot call method getFormattedValue on a non-object (NULL) (src\XF\Template\Templater.php:907)

 

[abdfahim]

I solved the issue as below. Is it the right way, or there is a better way? Any advice is highly appreciated.

message_macros template

<xf:if is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customA} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customA')|raw} != ''">
    <span class="classA"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customB} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customB')|raw} != ''" />
    <span class="classB"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customC} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customC')|raw} != ''" />
    <span class="classC"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customD} AND {$user.custom_fields.getFormattedValue('customD')|raw} != ''" />
    <span class="classD"></span>
</xf:if>

 

[Mike]

The issue is your last condition: $user.custom_fields (instead of the correct value used in all of the others)

I don't know what your fields are, though the "simple" value you get from the condition you added is probably sufficient.

 

[abdfahim]

Oh, thanks for the correction and the idea of simple value. So, I end up like

<xf:if is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customA} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.customA} != ''">
    <span class="classA"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customB} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.customB} != ''" />
    <span class="classB"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customC} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.customC} != ''" />
    <span class="classC"></span>
<xf:elseif is = "{$user.Profile.custom_fields.customD} AND {$user.Profile.custom_fields.customD} != ''" />
    <span class="classD"></span>
</xf:if>

 

[Mike]

You shouldn't need the second half of each condition (though obviously test it; I don't know your setup).

 

[abdfahim]

Awesome, worked perfectly. Didn't know the first part will return false if the filed is set but empty. Thanks.

 

[abdfahim]

Hi,

Is it possible to get the title of a custom field from its ID? Something like titleOf($user.Profile.custom_fields.customA) or {$user.Profile.custom_fields.customA.title}.

 

[Mike]

Fairly verbose, but this should work:

{{ $user.Profile.custom_fields.getDefinition('gender').title }}