Condition: Menu has items

Hi guys,

I try to create a template which distinguishes between the case if the submenu has elements or not.

My typoscript looks like this:

parts {
  secondMenu = Menu {
            entryLevel = 2
            maximumLevels = 1
         }
}

and template:

<div class="col-sm-9" id="main-content">
  <f:if condition="{parts.secondMenu}">
    <f:then>
      <div class="col-sm-3">
          {parts.secondMenu -> f:format.raw()}
      </div>
      <div class="col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-1">
          {content.main -> f:format.raw()}
      </div>
    </f:then>
    <f:else>
	{content.main -> f:format.raw()}
    </f:else>
  </f:if>
 </div>

What is the correct condition? I tried also {parts.secondMenu.items} or also a different typoscript variables like hasItems = ${q(node).children()}.

Thank you in advance.

Hi Klaus

Problem is that the menu always outputs a wrapper, regardless of being empty.

You can solve it in two ways:

  1. Remove output from menu if it’s empty

    secondMenu.@process.emptyIfNoItems = ${Array.count(this.items) > 0 ? value : ‘’}

  2. You can check if the page has children

    hasItems = ${q(node).closest([’_depth=3’]).children(’[instanceof TYPO3.Neos:Document][_hiddenInIndex = false]’).is()}

Didn’t test this, but should give you some pointers.

Cheers,
Aske

First way does not fit my use case and second one results in the following erro:

filter operation expects string argument
page<TYPO3.Neos:Page>/
 body<TYPO3.TypoScript:Template>/
  hasSecondMenu<>/

But this works:

hasItems = ${q(node).siblings('[instanceof TYPO3.Neos:Document][_hiddenInIndex = false]') && q(node).parents('[instanceof TYPO3.Neos.NodeTypes:Page]')}

Thank you for your help.

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