Conditional logic in skins and passing values (1 Viewer)

[BadMrFrosty]

Hi all,

I want to pass a value from a plugin into the skin. Looking at some skins, it looks like variables are generally accessed using the #name syntax. Does anyone have any detailed info on the skope of these variables? Are they accessable skin wide? Do I have to set them in a particular way in the plugin to be accessable in the skin?

Are things like IF statements possible in skins? If so could someone give me a example?

In the skin I want to do something like:

if (#myvalue = "abc")
{
skin defines elements
}
else
{
skin defines different elements
}

Thank you muchly

 

[ltfearme]

You can not do any IF,ELSE statements but you can make skin properties return a TRUE|FALSE value so you can control the visibility of a control e.g.

<visible>string.equals(#test,abc)</visible>

This will display the control if #test = abc

There is also a string.contains function, but they can only be used in MediaPortal 1.1.0.

All skin properties can be accessed skin wide. The skin or plugin can control if its visible or not.

 

[BadMrFrosty]

Thanks, just what I needed to know

Still having problems and its driving me nuts

I set a property in my plugin code:

GUIPropertyManager.SetProperty("#emulator_coverarttype", "dvd");

If I output that in the skin like this I get the expected value displayed:

<label>#emulator_coverarttype</label>

but when I test the value:

<control>
<type>fadelabel</type>
<description>My Emulators Title</description>
<id>0</id>
<posX>600</posX>
<posY>13</posY>
<width>350</width>
<font>mediastream12c</font>
<align>right</align>
<visible>string.equals(#emulator_coverarttype,aaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbb)</visible>
<label>test matched</label>
</control>

It does not matter what I test the property against, the label is always shown. Help please!!!!!!!!

Thanks

 

[ltfearme]

You definitely using the latest MP 1.1.0 + SVN?

 

[BadMrFrosty]

Crap, that will be why it doesnt work then

Are there any simular functions in 1.0.2.0?

 

[ltfearme]

Well, there always have been but it was only fixed for 1.1.0. So your out of luck

 

[rivera]

Can anybody provide a full list of string functions available in skins ?