Question

Hello!

I want to read in a Template via readTemplate (TWikiFuncModule#readTemplate_name_skin_text) in a Plugin. The Template contains only two variable definitions, a table header and a sample table row (since I want to keep design and language stuff out of the code).
How can I access my two variables?

The Documentation (TWikiTemplates) says: Variables live in a global name space: there is no parameter passing. But I've no idea, how to access them (variable name, key).
Does anybody know?

Of course I can put it back into the Plugin, or write some kind of workaround using one of the other TWiki::Func::read* functions, but I think a template would suite best.
Or am I wrong?

Thank you!

Susanne

Environment

-- SusanneRuppel - 28 May 2005

Answer

I think I found the recommended way: TWikiPlugins#Where_to_store_Plugin_Internal_D.

-- SusanneRuppel - 28 May 2005

If you just want to store variables persistently it is easier to define Plugin variables in your Plugin topic, e.g.

• Set SAMPLE_HEADER = |*Foo*|*Bar*|

You can access that in any topic and in any template as %MYOWNPLUGIN_SAMPLE_HEADER%

-- PeterThoeny - 29 May 2005

I had to fill out the variables in a kind of template with dynamic content (like the TWiki engine does), so the Plugin settings didn't help (but I have a bunch of them :-). The TWikiPlugins#Where_to_store_Plugin_Internal_D way worked very fine for me.
Thank you!

-- SusanneRuppel - 07 Jun 2005