Custom Plugin

We had created a custom Flexicontent Plugin.

The plugin is working but I want to be able to call my methods from trunk/public_html/components/com_flecicontent/templates/category.php

I would like to call it as $this->mymethodname_here

where my "mymethodname_here" would depend from a variable.

Sample of my plugin Class code:
Plugin file name: Mykecode.php:
<?php defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
jimport('joomla.event.plugin');
class plgFlexicontentMikecode extends JPlugin {
function plgFlexicontentMikecode(&$subject, $params) {
parent::__construct($subject, $params);
}
function renderCatItems()
{...}
}
?>
Flexicontent/template file name: category.php:
$cat_sections = $this->params->get(...);
foreach ($cat_sections as $cat_section){
$section= 'renderCat'.ucfirst($cat_section);
##### AT THIS MOMENT IT IS WORKING LIKE THIS ####
plgFlexicontentMikecode::$section();
###### HERE IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE ####
$this->$section; OR
$this->'renderCat'.ucfirst($cat_section);
}

i think you are in wrong category not ? (flexicaccess and not ion develloper ?)

Where should I post the message if custom plugin is not the place?

Mike

moved

Hello

if you want to call functions from inside any file via URL then you can do it as any PHP script,
... ...

but
-- you can call (via AJAX call or HTTP url) functions inside a flexicontent plugin file, our frontend controller supports this !!

Calling FLEXIcontent field functions as controller TASKs

Hi Emmanuel;

I do not want to call the function via URL.

I am executing /components/com_flexicontent/templates/category.php
I have a plugin installed in /plugins/flexicontent/myplugin.php

Within category.php:
##### AT THIS MOMENT IT IS WORKING LIKE THIS ####
$section = 'renderCat'.ucfirst($cat_section); NOTE:$cat_section is received with a string value like 'items', or 'subcats'

plgFlexicontentMyplugin::$section();


I want to avoid the need of calling my methods separated from the method available to my $this at the moment of components/com_flexicontent/templates/category.php instance.

###### HERE IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE ####
$this->$section; which it is the equivalent of $this->'renderCat'.ucfirst($cat_section);
}

Hello

now you call a method of PHP class statically

and you want to call the same method but on an instantiated object which of type:
class plgFlexicontentMyplugin


what you ask is a general PHP programming question,

to call function on an object do:
but you already know this so i am not sure why you are asking this

Hi Emmanuel;

I understand what you are saying but it is not what I want. I knew that I can create a new object by calling my new method. However this won't solve the issue that I have. I also tried your solution but it breaks the site.
Myplugin.php code is the following.
My category.php looks like I would like that my classes from my method be accessible from $this in my ../component/com_flexicontent/templates/category.php

The option that you are suggesting basicaly would make me have my object $this and $a.
Again I would like to extend available method of my object $this in ../../../category.php

For example: I use joomla com_dump to dump my $this when it get to ../../category.php. I am able to see that $this has the method display available. (NOTE: check the image attached)

Imagine that I am creating my on ->display method.
So I would like to call it $this->display. but instead it would be $this->$section; which it is the equivalent of $this->'renderCat'.ucfirst($cat_section); => equivalent to $this->

Please let me know if you want to do a skype or join.me

Mike Santana.

PS: I sent you an email but it bounced.

Hello

i am not Emmanuel

about using $this, you are in a different context,

$this is propably current VIEW object (anyway some other object), so you should not try to do it,

maybe you want to do this due to 3rd party code, anyway your question is a general PHP programming question

Regards

Hello George. Sorry for the confusion.

Yes, $this should be VIEW object since i am calling it at ../components/com_flexicontent/templates/mytemplate/category.php

I am trying to do this not to a 3rd party code but my code. Like I said, we had created a plugin for flexicontent since we only work with flexicontnet. The plugin is installed in ../plugins/flexicontent/myplugin

If you think it is a simple PHP programming issue, could you be so kind and help me or point me how to solve the issue? I have not found how to extend the method available to my current object ($this in category VIEW). I even try to do what you said of creating my new object but it need 2 arguments for the construct ($subject, $params) that I don't know what to pass after trying couple things.

Please let me know;

Mike