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Hi there, my problem is as follows:
Im trying to created a list child (level2) of categories within a safecracker form using the {categories} loop. So far been unsuccessful

I’ve tried using {parent_id} in a conditional, but it doesnt seem to be available in the {categories} loop eg:

{if parent_id == '1'}
This is a child
{/if}

The reason it needs to be within the {categories} loop and not within the {exp:channel:categories} is that I need the {checked} variable.

Any help would be appreciated

Hey RiaanZA,

Hmmmm .... I would think that should work.

What version of ExpressionEngine are you currently using?

Can I see the entire form? I will try and reproduce.

Please let me know.

Cheers,

Hi Shane,

Im using EE 2.5.2.
This is my code:

{exp:safecracker channel="establishment" return="safecracker/ENTRY_ID" class="fm NiceIt" json="yes" entry_id="{last_segment}" include_jquery="no" id="create_owned_establishment" preserve_checkboxes="yes" }
...
Some Working Form Code
...
<div class="ctrls-set">
    {categories group_id="3"}
        {if parent_id == '1'}
            
                <input type="checkbox" name="category[]" value="{cat_id}" id="tcbx_3" {checked} />
                <label class="align" for="tcbx_3">{category_name}</label>
            
        {/if}
    {/categories}
</div>

{/exp:safecracker}

This doesnt output any categories. When I remove the {if parent_id == '1'} conditional it prints the categories however it prints the parent and child categories. I want it to output just the children of the category with id 1. Also just printing {parent_id} in the loop outputs nothing which leads me to believe its not available.

Hi RiaanZA,

SafeCracker uses the same parameters on the categories tag pair as Channel Entries.

Try this:

{exp:safecracker channel="establishment" return="safecracker/ENTRY_ID" class="fm NiceIt" json="yes" entry_id="{last_segment}" include_jquery="no" id="create_owned_establishment" preserve_checkboxes="yes" }
...
Some Working Form Code
...
<div class="ctrls-set">
    {categories show_group ="3"}
        {if parent_id == '1'}
            
                <input type="checkbox" name="category[]" value="{cat_id}" id="tcbx_3" {checked} />
                <label class="align" for="tcbx_3">{category_name}</label>
            
        {/if}
    {/categories}
</div>

{/exp:safecracker}

Thanks Dan, but I managed to find another solution.
Using GW Categories (which give more flexibility when listing categories) - http://gwcode.com/add-ons/gwcode-categories, along with the plugin suggested here: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/203404/ which tests if the category is assigned to the channel, I was able to solve the problem.

<div class="ctrls-set">
    {exp:gwcode_categories cat_id="1" depth="2" group_id="3" style="linear" parse="inward"}  
              
            <input type="checkbox" name="category[]" value="{cat_id}" id="tcbx_3" {if {exp:is_checked category_id="{cat_id}" entry_id="{entry_id}"} == 1}checked="checked"{/if} />
            <label class="align" for="tcbx_3">{cat_name}</label>
        
    {/exp:gwcode_categories}
</div>
</div>

Hi RiaanZA,

Excellent! And I must admit, I was wrong in my reply. SafeCracker *does not* honor the same parameters as Channel Entries.

I’m so glad to see you came to a solution that works, and thank you for sharing!

If you need anything else, please let us know.

Cheers,