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Dereference an Attribute for Template Parameter

Posted on Aug 07, 2019 at 02:49 PM 268 Views

In GTL you can pass parameters to templates, but they need to be values (no %variable% allowed). Is there a way to deference an attribute in the call? E.g., %templateTakingParams(%!table.column.Name%)%. Right now I'm creating a model-level variable before the call and using that, but it seems like a hack.

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    author's profile photo Randy Buchholz
    Randy Buchholz
    Posted on Aug 28, 2019 at 11:50 AM
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    Turns out you can pass variables.

    Pass the variable without the percent signs. For %variable%, use %template(variable)%.

    Then dereference it inside the template with %*@1%.

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  • author's profile photo George McGeachie
    George McGeachie
    Posted on Aug 08, 2019 at 02:01 PM
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    You're right, you can't pass a variable to a template - I tried it recently. I had to create an extended attibute to pass instead, like you did.

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