$this->EE->TMPL->fetch_param changing "on" to "yes"
Development and Programming
15 years ago
Has anyone run into this before? In one of our modules we need to allow the end user to be able to set a particular class to any string they like. However, when the end user passes the string: “on” as the parameter, it appears that EE is switching it to “yes”. Has anyone run into this before? Is there a way to work around it?
15 years ago
It is by design. Look at the function’s source in the Template library. Specifically the docblock comment:
* Used by Modules to fetch a paramter for the tag currently be processed. We also have code * in here to convert legacy values like ‘y’ and ‘on’ to their more respectable full values. * Further, if one assigns the second argument, it will be returned as the value if a * parameter of the $which name does not exist for this tag. Handy for default values!
-greg
15 years ago
Ah! Thanks Greg. I gotta say that I do find this really limiting. I feel like the responsibility should be in the hands of the developer to make conversions like these. Seems odd that you could never actually pass a parameter of “on” and have it stay intact.