Sections and variables

Using Neos & Flow
1

Hello all,

I have a major comprehension problem right now. I would like to use variables in a section (Neos FDlow 6.3.0). I have two variables defined in my ActionController (customers and currentCustomer).
One of the two variables is null inside the Section, but still exists before it.

<f:render partial="General/CardSimple" arguments="{cardWidth: '6', cardHeader: 'Kunden', cardBody: '{f:render(section:\'cardBody\')}'}" />

<f:debug>{currentCustomer}</f:debug>
<f:debug>{customers}</f:debug>
<f:section name="cardBody">
    <f:debug>{currentCustomer}</f:debug>
    <f:debug>{customers}</f:debug>
</f:section>

Is this a normal behavior? Why one is avaible and the other not inside the section part?
Now I see two possibilities:

<f:render section="cardBody" arguments="{customers: customers, currentCustomer: currentCustomer}">

or

<f:render partial="cardBody" section="cardBody" arguments="{customers: customers, currentCustomer: currentCustomer}">

However, in both cases " Section “cardBody” does not exist." shows up.

Do you have any ideas?

Thank you very much in advanced for your help.

Best regards,

Tobias

2

Hi Tobias,

in your example you don’t render the section.
In Fluid Sections share the variable scope of the main template so both variables should be available if you just write

<f:render section="cardBody" />

If you specify arguments, you’ll create a new scope and have to specify all required values like

<f:render section="cardBody" arguments="{customers: customers, currentCustomer: currentCustomer}" />

…like you suggested.

If you want to pass all variables of the current scope you can use the magic _all variable like:

<f:render partial="somePartial" arguments={_all} />

PS: Speaking of “magic” – have a look at Fusion :slight_smile:

3

Thank you very much Bastian for your kind help!

So, if I understand you correctly, you say: both variables should be available in my section?! So, it is a strange behavior?

4

That depends on how you used the section. That part was not in your example