Re: how to set a variable inside a page that uses a macro?

Saturday, June 30, 2012, 7:32:13 PM, S Ahmed wrote:

> So I decided doing this in my macro with regards to injecting
> javascript from a page that uses the macro master.ftl:
>
> <#macro master  javascript="" >
>
>  <#nested>
>
> <script>
> $(javascript}
> </script>
>
> </#macro>
>
> Now my page looks like:
>
> <#import "/layout/master.ftl" as p>
> <@p.master>
>
>
> </@p.master>
>
> Now how can I create a javascript varialbe to pass to the master
> from within this page?  Say I have this:
>
> <#import "/layout/master.ftl" as p>
> <@p.master>
>
> function sayHello() {
>   alert("hello world " + "${user.name}");
> };
>
>
> </@p.master>
>
> How can I create a javascript variable and assign it to the javascript function I created?

I assume you want to specify something else between the @p.master
tags. Then:

<#import "/layout/master.ftl" as p>
<#assign js>
  function sayHello() {
    alert("hello world " + "${user.name}");
  };
</#assign>
<@p.master js>
  ...
</@p.master>

-- 
Best regards,
 Daniel Dekany


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