Stumped on getOptions method for Select Attribute when used as Product Option
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I've been getting along pretty well with attributes lately but this one has got me stumped. I'm working with Core Commerce Products and getting the Configurable Attributes (Customer Choices). But when I try to get the actual options for a select attribute, I can't find any way to make it work. Here's an abridged version of what I'm trying to do:
The problem is with the getOptions() method.
(Line 449 in the Select Controller is where it calls $this->attributeKey->getAttributeKeyID() and for some reason the key is not an object.)
Meanwhile, this works just fine:
...and the 'form' view that is being rendered calls $this->controller->getOptions(), of course.
I just can't seem to get into the right context to be able to use the getOptions method on a select attribute from the Product Options starting point. The getOptions method sits in the SelectAttributeTypeController -- it would seem I could get at it by going through the Attribute Type, as I tried above, but without luck.
If anyone has bushwhacked through this conundrum before and has a suggestion, please don't hesitate to speak up. Any feedback appreciated!
$attribs = $product->getProductConfigurableAttributes(); foreach ($attribs as $att) { switch ($att->atHandle) { case 'select': $options = $att->getOptions(); // do something with $options ... break; // other cases ... } }
The problem is with the getOptions() method.
$att->getOptions(); // undefined method CoreCommerceProductOptionAttributeKey::getOptions()
$att->getAttributeType()->getOptions(); // undefined method AttributeType::getOptions()
$at = $att->getAttributeType(); $cnt = $at->getController(); $options = $cnt->getOptions(); // This one at least isn't undefined, but gives: Fatal error: Call to a member function getAttributeKeyID() on a non-object in /home/duckandd/public_html/concrete/core/models/attribute/types/select.php on line 449
(Line 449 in the Select Controller is where it calls $this->attributeKey->getAttributeKeyID() and for some reason the key is not an object.)
Meanwhile, this works just fine:
$att->render('form');
...and the 'form' view that is being rendered calls $this->controller->getOptions(), of course.
I just can't seem to get into the right context to be able to use the getOptions method on a select attribute from the Product Options starting point. The getOptions method sits in the SelectAttributeTypeController -- it would seem I could get at it by going through the Attribute Type, as I tried above, but without luck.
If anyone has bushwhacked through this conundrum before and has a suggestion, please don't hesitate to speak up. Any feedback appreciated!
Did you ever figure this out? I am having the exact same issue and cannot find any answers anywhere.
Yeah, I did, but apparently was going too fast to come back here and post the solution. It's this:
The missing part was the $cnt->setAttributeKey($att) line. It wasn't easy to discover that -- there's no documentation or forum posts, and the controller didn't lend itself easily to that conclusion either. But once you set the attribute key, you're off and running.
Enjoy!
$attribs = $product->getProductConfigurableAttributes(); foreach ($attribs as $att) { switch ($att->atHandle) { case 'select': $cnt = $att->getAttributeType()->getController(); $cnt->setAttributeKey($att); $options = $cnt->getOptions(); // etc.
The missing part was the $cnt->setAttributeKey($att) line. It wasn't easy to discover that -- there's no documentation or forum posts, and the controller didn't lend itself easily to that conclusion either. But once you set the attribute key, you're off and running.
Enjoy!
