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Hi,
I try alot but not succeded, for setting a custom template for an area by hardcode for specific blocks in that area.
I am using this code for setting custom template....
<?php
            $block = BlockType::getByHandle('easynews_list');
            $a=new Area('All News Area');
            $a->setCustomTemplate($block, 'all_news');
            $a->display($c);
?>


Any one know about it????
 
TheRealSean replied on at Permalink Reply
TheRealSean
Have you taken out the exit; from your script?

And I assume "all_news" is a template for the easynews_list?

I am not sure about this but what if you try,
$a->setCustomTemplate($block, 'templates/all_news');

Do you get any errors?
imran replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi RealSeen,
Thanks for your reply, you are right to use "templates/..' with this, but unfortunately i got warning error
Warning: Illegal offset type in /....../concrete/models/area.php on line 64


I search alot for the use of setCustomTemplate() but nothing helpful. !
TheRealSean replied on at Permalink Reply
TheRealSean
Maybe $block is returning an array?

I had a quick look at the error and found this in the Php manual

Arrays and objects can not be used as keys. Doing so will result in a warning: Illegal offset type

Its likely that something in code is not returning the object,
my guess is that something in the customTemplate function is trying to assign an array key to be either an object or array, which in turn suggests something is not being passed through correctly.

Im not fully sure how to use the Page Types, function Ill see if I can find any more info, unless anyone else can help?
TheRealSean replied on at Permalink Reply
TheRealSean
The Docs suggest the following

$area->setCustomTemplate($btHandle, $template)
so try the following 

$a->setCustomTemplate('easynews_list','templates/all_news');
TheRealSean replied on at Permalink Reply
TheRealSean
As a quick note, the BlockType, returns the object for the Block.
And is used to render the Block on the page, with defined parameters.

So you should be able to get rid of that bit from your code.

The setCustomTemplate appears to take a block handle, not the object my previous reply mentioned.

I should have checked the docs earlier :)

The latest reply should work

regards
imran replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi, sorry! but this is also not working, don't know why. and i also try by changing the block handle but nothing happened. If the concrete also create a directory like Wordpress, then this will be easy to use any method.... Thanks..
TheRealSean replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
TheRealSean
Try
$a->setCustomTemplate('easynews_list','all_news.php');

or if its a folder

$a->setCustomTemplate('easynews_list','all_news/view.php');
TheRealSean replied on at Permalink Reply
TheRealSean
That seems to do it, I guess the function unlike the other template functions do not append the .php?
imran replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi RealSean,
Thanks for your replies and working on this method. It's now working by placing (.php) at the end of template file, like the below.

$a=new Area('All News Area');
$a->setCustomTemplate('easynews_list','templates/all_news.php');
$a->display($c);


So now this is clear to place .php extension at the end of every template file, which is not identified by area methods of concrete5 documentation. Once again thank you for your great work...