Get Page Value with Macro

Hello,

The {% CurrentDocument.CssClass |(identity)GlobalAdministrator%}

If it doesn't work please let us know where exactly you put your macros and what is the output.

Best regards,
Jan Hermann

Thanks, Jan.

I've tried both of those ways and the Macro Resolves as an empty string with no error recorded in the Event Log.

I'm using an MVC application, so I'm resolving them with the CMS.MacroEngine.MacroResolver.Resolve() method, so maybe it has something to do with setting the resolver's context?

That's my best guess, though I'm not sure how to do that in v9. There doesn't seem to be an overload that excepts a current context object.

Does that help?

Thanks!

-Eric

Hi Eric,

Also you can try {% CssClass %}

Thanks, Anton. That didn't work either.

Perhaps I should clarify what I'm trying to accomplish as that might make a huge difference here.

My ultimate goal was to try and use a Macro Expression in a Page Field to add a default value. Is that even possible? I thought I saw that it was at one point, but I just attempted this and the Macro wasn't rendered, but stayed the same.

Is there a setting I have to apply to get Kentico to process the Macro as it's saving the field?

Let's say I want the page title to automatically be a combination of two other Page field values. Is there a way to use

{% CurrentDocument.Value1 |(identity)GlobalAdministrator%}

in the title field and have it resolve before saving?

Thanks!

-Eric

You may need to write a custom Module Loader,

https://docs.kentico.com/display/K9/Handling+object+events

https://docs.kentico.com/display/K9/Reference+-+Global+system+events#Reference-Globalsystemevents-DocumentEvents

Use the CMS.DocumentEngine.Insert.Before, and catch that specific page type and then set the value there.

Hi Eric,

You can use a simple macroexpressions to set default values when you create a new page. But this macroexpressions can't use current document context, because the document doesn't exists. You can use macros which don't have relation to current document, e.g. {% DateTime.Now.Year |(identity)GlobalAdministrator%}

If you want to populate a field automatically as concatination other fields, you need to use custom module loader, see links above.

What would be the best way to get the current document the inside of a default value for a field in a doc type? I was going to do a proof on concept, but realized I'm not sure of how to access the current document if the EvaluationContext doesn't contain the Current Document information and the parameters can't be used, because the current document won't resolve at that point for items to pass into a custom macro function. Any ideas here or examples?