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Using dynamic prefixes with Low Variables

brandon 29 Nov 2012 01:21 problem, rejected

I've got a Low Variable set up with a Matrix field type. The Matrix field is filled with entries from a few different channels (News, Events, and Standard Sub Pages). All three of these channels contain a Playa field named "_syndication_details" with a prefix that matches the channel's short name. So, for example: 

news_syndication_details 
 events_syndication_details 
 standard_sub_pages_syndication_details

Now I need to be able to dynamically insert that preview when loading my LV content. Currently I'm doing this, but it's not working: 
{exp:low_variables:pair var="large_feature_slideshow"} 
 {{channel}_syndication_details} 
 {entry_excerpt} 
 {/{channel}_syndication_details} 
 {/exp:low_variables:pair}

For some reason this isn't inserting the channel's short name. Instead it's inserting it's real name, so it ends up spitting something like this out: 
{Standard Sub Pages_syndication_details} {entry_excerpt} {/Standard Sub Pages_syndication_details}

Is there a way around this? Sp far this is my only LV related hiccup, and I'd love to be able to get around it.

Thanks!!!

Replies

  1. Low 29 Nov 2012 09:04

    Matrix is responsible for parsing whatever's inside the low_variables:pair tag, if you're calling a Matrix variable type, so I'd suggest you'd as Pixel & Tonic as well.

    Things to try: how about using {channel_short_name} instead (not sure if that's available there, tho.)?

  2. brandon 29 Nov 2012 14:15

    Thanks, Low! Yeah, your {channel_short_name} suggestion returned the properly formatted string, but it's not actually parsing anything. It's just echoing 

    {news_syndication_details} Hello. {/news_syndication_details}
    on the front end.

    Thanks for the response! I'll hit up P&T.