Child tl_content as part of a page template

[rhs_dk]

I wanted to have child elements (tl_content) show up on the page of the parent. Quite similar to the demo portfolio but with the page showing both content from parent cc_portfolio and child tl_content.

With the help from support I found a solution for this issue. Here is the solution:
The reader reacts either to the detail entry url or to a tl_content table plus a pid get parameter. See the difference in the url !!
To render ( in a regular detail page ) the content of the connected tl_content entries you need more logic in the template.
You can use something like this in the reader template (create a new customcatalog_default Template)

<?php
$objCC = $this->getCustomCatalog();
$objContentEntries = $objCC->fetchPublishedContentElementsById( $this->entries[0]->id );
echo $objCC->renderContentElements($objContentEntries);
?>

This worked for me in a test environment.

[Tim]

Just to complete the list:

Sure you can also render the content elements in a list template using the same way. (list and reader are basically the same. The reader array length is only 1. That's the main difference)

<?php
$objCC = $this->getCustomCatalog();
foreach($this->entries as $entry)
{
    $objContentEntries = $objCC->fetchPublishedContentElementsById( $entry->field('id')->value() );
    echo $objCC->renderContentElements( $objContentEntries );

}
?>

Also correct in the reader module template is a direkt call to the field() method, retrieving the current entry record

$objContentEntries = $objCC->fetchPublishedContentElementsById( $this->field('id')->value() );