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[displayname]

Howdy,
I am using a snippet to output text chosen by a random number. Later on the same page, from within a different snippet I'd like to output more text based on the same random number of the earlier snippet. What's the easiest way to access/pass a variable from/to the second snippet, please?
Thanks

[Ralph]

There are several ways that you could tackle this task... One way would be to use a session variable to hold the random number for the duration of the script, or longer... Another method would be to create a class object variable (property), like $etomite->randomNumber, which you would assign in the first snippet and then read in subsequent snippets... When using something like the $etomite->randomNumber variable it will not be carried over into subsequent page loads...

Hope this helps... Welcome to the Etomite forums...

[Cris D.]

I also use runSnippet to pass variables on to the next snippet by passing it in the $params.

eg:

$text=1;

$out = $etomite->runSnippet('otherSnippet', $params=array('getTextVariable'=>$text));

The $text variable will then be available in the otherSnippet snippet as a variable called $getTextVariable as if you had passed it in the snippet call.

Edited by Cris D., 03 October 2009 - 09:40 AM.

[Ralph]

The runSnippet() technique will only work for chaining snippets together and I use it extensively myself... If, however, the same information is needed elsewhere in the page template then my suggestions would be the solution...

[displayname]

Well, it was long ago, but still: thank your for your friendly help! Snippet variables was the solution.
Sorry for being so late.