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Get Page Type function?

Permalink 5 users found helpful November 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM

Does anyone know how to get the pageType from within the header file?

I want to dynamically define the css class of the body tag by pagetype to give control over css in different pages.

I was looking for something like:

<body class="<?php echo $this->getAttribute(pageType); ?>">

But it's obviously not that simple - any ideas?

okhayat replied on Nov 25, 2009 at 12:35 pm Permalink Best Answer Reply

Use:

<?php $c->getCollectionTypeName(); ?>

which will return the page type name, i.e., Right Sidebar, or

<?php $c->getCollectionTypeHandle(); ?>

which will return the page type handle, i.e., right_sidebar.
The API is your friend:
http://www.concrete5.org/api/ or
http://docs.concrete5addons.com/...

katalysis replied on Nov 25, 2009 at 12:41 pm Permalink Reply

That's what I need - many thanks.

wesalvaro replied on Sep 3, 2012 at 4:15 am Permalink Reply

Yeah, I tried looking through the API docs for this...

Don't try acting like it's easy to find things in that unsearchable, loosely documented, poorly structured jumble.

Thanks for the answer, though, it's exactly what I needed!

ob7dev replied on Nov 13, 2015 at 8:28 pm Permalink Reply

I use google site:concrete5.org/api/ "what to search for" for navigating the API

ob7dev replied on Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 pm Permalink Reply

I use google site:concrete5.org/api/ "what to search for" for navigating the API

mrjcgoodwin replied on Aug 5, 2016 at 6:49 am Permalink Reply

Thanks for this - very helpful snippet.