getValue() is the exact content in the database. display() is html formatted or if you are in edit mode it makes an html input form field.
Caleb Hugh Hulme wrote: > Thank you, Guillaume - that's perfect. > > How does .getValue() differ from .display() ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Guillaume Lerouge > Sent: 22 March 2010 4:47 PM > To: XWiki Developers > Subject: Re: [xwiki-devs] PropertyClass questions > > Hi Hugh, > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Hugh Hulme <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, me again :) >> >> Firstly, thank you for your help so far - it is hugely appreciated. >> >> On to the question: I searched xwiki.org for PropertyClass and found >> only release notes. I'm looking for a way to determine if a value has >> been entered into a text field, so that I can omit the entire section >> from the sheet if it's empty. >> > > Maybe: > > #if($doc.getValue('yourproperty') != '') > * ${class.get('yourproperty').prettyName}: > ${doc.display('yourproperty')} #end > > Guillaume > > First I guessed that there would be a length() property on a string, but >> was unsuccessful. Then I guessed from the VTL Reference & User Guide >> that I might be able to use size(), if a string was actually a char[], > >> but was disappointed. Any clues? >> >> Thanks again, >> - Hugh >> _______________________________________________ >> devs mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> > > > > -- > Guillaume Lerouge > Product Manager - XWiki SAS > Skype: wikibc > Twitter: glerouge > http://guillaumelerouge.com/ > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
