How to convert an admin option into an array?

[0ptima]

Im trying to hide polls in certain forums and would like to configure which forums will not have polls in the Admin CP.

I created a new option with a comma delimited value


In the thread_create template, I want to access this option, but I need it in an array format as the following will not work


How can I achieve this? Thanks.

 

[0ptima]

Anybody have any idea on how to achieve this?

 

[Jeremy]

If you do this, what does it print out:

{xen:helper dump, array({xen:raw $xenOptions.hidePolls})}

 

[0ptima]

This
{xen:helper dump, $xenOptions}

(got a syntax error with your code)

printed
["zhidepolls"] => string(21) "s:14:"13,14,38,59,60""

(Ive been fiddling with the option so its not quite the same as when I first posted.)

 

[Jeremy]

What's the data type for your option?

 

[0ptima]

String....

 

[0ptima]

If I change it to array, I get this error

• Data Type:
  Please select a data type other than 'array' if you want to allow single selections only.
• Array Sub-Options:
  Please enter a list of sub-options for this array.

What is a sub-option?

 

[Jake Bunce]

That is a string var. It doesn't eval like you are thinking. You can check individual values using PHP code (explode the string, process the individual array elements). If you are wanting to do this using template syntax then you need to explode the string in PHP, pass the resulting array to the template, then use in_array() on it.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Another (perhaps better) option is to change your option to be an array type instead of a string type.

 

[0ptima]

That is a string var. It doesn't eval like you are thinking. You can check individual values using PHP code (explode the string, process the individual array elements). If you are wanting to do this using template syntax then you need to explode the string in PHP, pass the resulting array to the template, then use in_array() on it.

Where would I execute the PHP code?

 

[0ptima]

Another (perhaps better) option is to change your option to be an array type instead of a string type.

How would I do that?

 

[Jeremy]

You'd want to extend the controller for creating a thread to interject your split array into the view params.

 

[0ptima]

You'd want to extend the controller for creating a thread to interject your split array into the view params.

Would you have an example on how to do that?

 

[Jeremy]

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/understanding-the-xenforo-class-proxy-system.2080/

 

[0ptima]

Thanks for the link.

 

[Jake Bunce]

How would I do that?

This addon has an example of an array option:

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/route-changer.447/

 

[0ptima]

Thanks Jake.