Is it possible to still use code within a containing div even if that containing tag resolves data-sly-test as false?
As an example:
I'm trying to show an image that may or may not have an a tag wrapped around it. I have the following code:
<a data-sly-test="{image.link}" href="{image.link}">
<img src="${image.path}">
</a>
The image link is optional so some images won't have a link wrapped around them. However, if a link isn't specified, all of the code is removed. Is it possible to keep the <img src> line even if that test in the wrapping a tag is false?
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Hi,
If the link is not authored, then data-sly-test="{image.link}" will be false. the content of the anchor tag will not be displayed. AFAIK you should have something like below
<a data-sly-test.noLink="{image.link}" href="{image.link}">
<img src="${image.path}">
</a>
<img data-sly-test="${!noLink}" src="${image.path}">
Thanks,
Radha Krishna N
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Are you asking if this equals false if the image will still show up?
This is answered in the spec: htl-spec/SPECIFICATION.md at master · Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/htl-spec · GitHub
2.2.5. Test
data-sly-test:
Keeps, or removes the element depending on the attribute value.
Element: shown if test evaluates to true.
Content of element: shown if test evaluates to true.
Attribute value: optional; evaluated as Boolean (but not type-cased to Boolean when exposed in a variable); evaluates to false if the value is omitted.
Attribute identifier: optional; identifier name to access the result of the test.
Removes the whole element from the markup if the expression evaluates to false.
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I'm aware that the content of the containing tag will not show if the test evaluates as false.
What I'm asking is, is there some way of overriding that feature?
<a data-sly-test>
<img>
<a>
The a tag is an optional feature in the component. I want to add a test on that div, because if a link hasn't been specified by the content editor, I don't want the tag to show up. Regardless, I will always want the img tag to show.
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Hi,
If the link is not authored, then data-sly-test="{image.link}" will be false. the content of the anchor tag will not be displayed. AFAIK you should have something like below
<a data-sly-test.noLink="{image.link}" href="{image.link}">
<img src="${image.path}">
</a>
<img data-sly-test="${!noLink}" src="${image.path}">
Thanks,
Radha Krishna N
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Cheers for the advice, Radha. I'll go with that solution.
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That is like saying in Java is there a way to get a statement to work in an If statement as such
if (val1 < val2)
do something
This will not execute if val2 is less that val1. Same as HTL - if that condition is false - then it will not be included in the page.
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There is another option, although it retains an element around your image:
<a data-sly-element="${image.link ? 'a' : 'div'}" href="${image.link}" class="image-block">
<img src="${image.path}">
</a>
If `image.link` is authored, it outputs <a>, else it outputs <div>.
Con:
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There is a attribute of HTL called data-sly-unwrap which basically removes the wrapping element if not required. You can set data-sly-unwrap conditionally like
<a data-sly-unwrap="{!image.link}" href="{image.link}">
<img src="${image.path}">
</a>
To read more about this attribute. Read examples here https://docs.adobe.com/content/help/en/experience-manager-htl/using/htl/block-statements.html
Hop it helps!
Nupur