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Hey guys,
I ran into a dead end here…
When I create a navigation I usually use this code to create a “on” state when the user is on that page

{if "{embed:page}" == "home"}on{if:else}{/if}

This time around all the on states are on the same page… the user simply navigates from one option to another without leaving that page.
is there a techique i can use that can create the on state via URL
for example if the url is this http://www.mysite.com/management_team_detail/mr.name_1

can EE do something like

{if "{url}" == "mr.name_1"}on{if:else}{/if}

Thanks alot!
Topchi

Yes, you can use something like

{if segment_3 == "mr.name_1"}on{/if}

Are there any reasons why you’d use an empty else clause? Also, as a rule, you should not quote your variables. Moving to Howto.

Yes, you can use something like

{if segment_3 == "mr.name_1"}on{/if}

Are there any reasons why you’d use an empty else clause? Also, as a rule, you should not quote your variables. Moving to Howto.

Hi Ingmar,
Thanks for the “else if” advice.

Need to rework the original concept a bit…
if I use

{if segment_3 == "mr.name_1"}on{/if}

all the links appear as on on that page because the nav is generated by the CMS
can i rework that so that it works with the {title} tag, since the title is the name of the guy only that particular link will be on… something like

{if segment_3 == "title"}on{/if}

Let me know and thanks!

Btw where can I read about all of this, I went through the user guide with no luck :(

Btw where can I read about all of this, I went through the user guide with no luck :(

URL Segment variables: http://expressionengine.com/docs/templates/globals/url_segments.html
Conditional global variables: http://expressionengine.com/docs/templates/globals/conditionals.html

Btw where can I read about all of this, I went through the user guide with no luck :(

URL Segment variables: http://expressionengine.com/docs/templates/globals/url_segments.html
Conditional global variables: http://expressionengine.com/docs/templates/globals/conditionals.html

hmmm thank you for the note I did read up on it but cant get it to work

lets say segment_3 is Topchi_Web_Newb
and the title is Topchi Web Newb

how do i get the 2 to match?
and also is the use the “title” correct in the code below?

class="{if segment_3 == title}on{/if}"

Title won’t work here, this should work though:

{if segment_3 == url_title}class="on"{/if}

note: this will have to be between exp:weblog:entries tag or it won’t pick up the variable {url_title}

Worked like a charm! Thank you very much for your help. I really should take a week off and read everything EE, if only the psycho clients would let me. 😊
Thanks again!
Topchi

If you need some accelerated learning then these screencasts are highly recommended:

http://www.pragprog.com/screencasts/v-riexp/building-a-dynamic-website-with-expressionengine