Lots of variables

[mickeyboy1]

I am using 1.6.0.14 and currently have something like this in a .tpl file

{assign var=catsort value=[100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107]}
{assign var=catsort1 value=[162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169]}
{assign var=catsort2 value=[224,225,226,227,228,229,230,231]}
{if in_array($category->id, $catsort)}
	DO SOMETHING
	{elseif in_array($category->id, $catsort1)}
	DO SOMETHING ELSE
	{elseif in_array($category->id, $catsort2)}
	DO SOMETHING OTHER
	{ELSE}
	DO DEFAULT

This is working fine but i have to add alot more values to more arrays

 

Is this ok to keep in the .tpl file or is it bad practice

 

thanks in advance mb

[NemoPS]

Bad practice, totally. Use a module that hooks to the closest hook, or in the header. Are you using a custom tpl?

[mickeyboy1]

Thanks for the reply Nemo1

 

This code is currently in a .tpl file called from the category.tpl

 

1.6.0.14 version and default theme

 

I didnt think it was good practice but unsure of how to put this in a php file and retrieve it in the category.tpl file

 

currently on localhost to get ready to go live once everything is sorted

 

Any help on this will be greatfully recieved

 

thanks mb

Edited July 29, 2015 by mickeyboy1 (see edit history)

[NemoPS]

If so, modify or extend categoryController.php
Get the variable there and assign it, it should be visible in your tpl if not, when including it use
{include file="...etc..." myvar=$varname}

THen use $myvar in the included one

[mickeyboy1]

Thanks again for the reply Nemo1,

 

unfortunately i have been reading and trying lots of different ways to get this to work and just cannot get my head around it.

 

attached is some of what i have in the .tpl file and it works perfectly....

 

test-images.zip

 

BUT how do i get this to work outside of the .tpl file???

 

Any help is greatly appreciated

 

thanks mb

[NemoPS]

Just assign normal arrays on the php side

$myarray = array(1,2,3,4,555,662,12,434,12,99);
$this->context->smarty->assign('myarray', $myarray);

Then use it with those conditions