HTL Variables

[lisa_burrow]

Hi,

I am new to HTL and wondered if you are able to manipulate the data that is returned from a dialog?

Basically I am doing:

<div data-sly-test.leftURLExists="${properties.leftURL}">
   <sly data-sly-set.leftURLValue="${properties.leftURL}"></sly>
</div>

I need to check the value inside 'leftURLValue' to see what it starts with. If it starts, https:// I need to do something, however, if it starts /content/ I need to do something else with it.

Can this be done in HTL?

If not, can I pass this 'value' to a .js file from inside HTL? I can then manipulate the data in the .js file to check for https:// or /content/, then return the results to  the HTL file to print out the result on my page. If this is the case please can someone help with this?

Thanks Lisa.

[arunpatidar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

HTL does not support the matching function unlike String.

You have to check and manipulate urls at backed(Use JS or Java Sling Model) and return to HTL.

e.g.

import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
import javax.inject.Inject;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.DefaultInjectionStrategy;
import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Model;


@Model(adaptables = Resource.class, defaultInjectionStrategy = DefaultInjectionStrategy.OPTIONAL)
public class LinkModel {
	@Inject
	public String lnLabel, lnHref, lnTarget;


	@PostConstruct
	protected void init() {

		if (lnHref != null) {
			
            if (lnHref.startsWith('/content')) {
// do something e.g.                
lnHref = lnHref + ".html";
            } else{
// do something else
}
		}
	}

	public String getLnLabel() {
		return lnLabel;
	}

	public String getLnHref() {
		return lnHref;
	}

	public String getLnTarget() {
		return lnTarget;
	}


}

<sly data-sly-use.link="com.myproj.core.models.LinkModel"
        <a 
            href="${link.lnHref}"
            target="${link.lnTarget}"
            >${link.lnLabel}
        </a>
    </sly>