extra field variable not evaluated

[business +]

I have an extra field (drop-down list) with a value "Yes".
In the templates, I am assigning it to a variable using the following:

{capture name='whatisyourprice'}
{get_extra_field id=$view fid=82}
{/capture}

then I am using it to display some other text depending on the value... so I am using the following if statement:

        {if $smarty.capture.whatisyourprice=="Yes"}
        ...... additional text and forms....
        {/if}

But it seems the condition does not get executed even if the value is "Yes".... but when I display the variable {$smarty.capture.whatisyourprice} it outputs "Yes"... There are no trailing spaces. why isn't the condition getting evaluated.
I have faced similar issue previously as well.
thanks for any help.

[seymourjames +]

I had this issue and never quite resolved it in the way you are trying to do it. I can't quite remember the issue. What I did which finally worked was made a copy of the plugin and put the test within it. I may be completely of base here but try putting the test within it.

[Lhotch +]

I think the problem may be that {capture} is designed to capture template output but what you have between the capture tags is really a plugin and while it does return output to the template there may be some issues with when/where/how the plugin actually runs.

A twist on Davids idea would be to just alter the last line of the plugin where it returns the value and echo a template assign of the value the plugin collected to a template var.

[seymourjames +]

That was it Larry. I remember doing that now from your prompt. I tested and changed the output.

[business +]

i think getting the output as a template variable is a good idea.
I tried to add the following at the end of the plugin file:

		$class_tpl->assign('value',$value);
		$class_tpl->assign('body','viewlistings2.tpl');

now in viewlistings2.tpl I tried to display the value by putting {$value} but doesn't show any output. (When I use the get_extra_field the value is shown)

Am I using the the correct codes for passing the variable to the template? thanks for the help.

[seymourjames +]

Try to make the test within the plugin and echo the variable from within the plugin.

[Lhotch +]

You making it tougher than it has to be....

change...

return $value


to


echo '{assign var=foo value='baa'}';

then in the template you chould be able to test the value of the temp var {$foo} and it should be "baa"

[business +]

i replaced return $value with

echo '{assign var=whatisyourprice value=$value}';

and used {$whatisyourprice} in the template... but nothing is returned.