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ocPortal Developer's Guide: Menus

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sources/menus.php

Global_functions_menus.php

Function summary

void init__menus ()
array build_stored_menu_hooked (array collect, ID_TEXT type, ?integer parent)
array build_management_menu ()
array build_community_menu ()
array build_zone_menu ()
tempcode build_stored_menu (ID_TEXT type, SHORT_TEXT menu, boolean silent_failure)
array build_stored_menu_branch (array thisitem, array items)
tempcode render_menu (array menu, ?MEMBER source_member, ID_TEXT type, boolean as_admin)
array render_menu_branch (array branch, SHORT_TEXT codename, MEMBER source_member, integer level, ID_TEXT type, boolean as_admin, array all_branches, integer the_level)
integer num_staff_icons ()

void init__menus()

Standard code module initialisation function.

Parameters…

(No return value)


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array build_stored_menu_hooked(array collect, ID_TEXT type, ?integer parent)

Build a pseudo 'stored menu' out of do_next_menus hooks (we create database rows so we can render it as a normal stored menu).

Parameters…

Name collect
Description The complete collection of hooks
Type array

Name type
Description The encoded 'type' in the menu tree we are showing for at (textual parent)
Type ID_TEXT

Name parent
Description The parent ID (NULL: no parent)
Default value
Type ?integer

Returns…

Description Faked database rows
Type array

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array build_management_menu()

Build management menu.

Parameters…

Returns…

Description Faked database rows
Type array

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array build_community_menu()

Build community menu.

Parameters…

Returns…

Description Faked database rows
Type array

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array build_zone_menu()

Build zone menu.

Parameters…

Returns…

Description Faked database rows
Type array

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tempcode build_stored_menu(ID_TEXT type, SHORT_TEXT menu, boolean silent_failure)

Take a stored menu identifier, and return an XHTML menu created from it.

Parameters…

Name type
Description The type of the menu (determines which templates to use)
Type ID_TEXT

Name menu
Description The menu identifier to use
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name silent_failure
Description Whether to silently return blank if the menu does not exist
Default value boolean-false
Type boolean

Returns…

Description The generated tempcode of the menu
Type tempcode

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array build_stored_menu_branch(array thisitem, array items)

Build a menu branch map from a database row.

Parameters…

Name thisitem
Description The database row
Type array

Name items
Description List of all the database rows for this menu
Type array

Returns…

Description The menu branch map
Type array

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tempcode render_menu(array menu, ?MEMBER source_member, ID_TEXT type, boolean as_admin)

Render a stored menu to tempcode.

Parameters…

Name menu
Description Menu details
Type array

Name source_member
Description The member the menu is being built as (NULL: current member)
Type ?MEMBER

Name type
Description The menu type (determines what templates get used)
Type ID_TEXT

Name as_admin
Description Whether to generate Comcode with admin privilege
Default value boolean-false
Type boolean

Returns…

Description The generated tempcode of the menu
Type tempcode

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array render_menu_branch(array branch, SHORT_TEXT codename, MEMBER source_member, integer level, ID_TEXT type, boolean as_admin, array all_branches, integer the_level)

Render a menu branch to tempcode.

Parameters…

Name branch
Description The menu branch map
Type array

Name codename
Description An identifier for the menu (will be used as a unique id by menu javascript code)
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name source_member
Description The member the menu is being built as
Type MEMBER

Name level
Description The depth into the menu that this branch resides at
Type integer

Name type
Description The menu type (determines what templates get used)
Type ID_TEXT

Name as_admin
Description Whether to generate Comcode with admin privilege
Type boolean

Name all_branches
Description Array of all other branches
Type array

Name the_level
Description The level
Default value 1
Type integer

Returns…

Description A pair: array of parameters of the menu branch (or NULL if unrenderable, or Tempcode of something to attach), and whether it is expanded
Type array

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integer num_staff_icons()

Find the number of icons the member of staff has.

Parameters…

Returns…

Description The count
Type integer

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sources/menus2.php

Global_functions_menus2.php

Function summary

void init__menus2 ()
void menu_management_script ()
AUTO_LINK add_menu_item_simple (SHORT_TEXT menu, ?mixed parent, SHORT_TEXT caption, SHORT_TEXT url, BINARY expanded, BINARY check_permissions, boolean dereference_caption, SHORT_TEXT caption_long, BINARY new_window)
void delete_menu_item_simple (SHORT_TEXT url)
AUTO_LINK add_menu_item (SHORT_TEXT menu, integer order, ?AUTO_LINK parent, SHORT_TEXT caption, SHORT_TEXT url, BINARY check_permissions, SHORT_TEXT page_only, BINARY expanded, BINARY new_window, SHORT_TEXT caption_long)
void edit_menu_item (AUTO_LINK id, SHORT_TEXT menu, integer order, ?AUTO_LINK parent, SHORT_TEXT caption, SHORT_TEXT url, BINARY check_permissions, SHORT_TEXT page_only, BINARY expanded, BINARY new_window, SHORT_TEXT caption_long)
void delete_menu_item (AUTO_LINK id)

void init__menus2()

Standard code module initialisation function.

Parameters…

(No return value)


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void menu_management_script()

Move a menu branch.

Parameters…

(No return value)


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AUTO_LINK add_menu_item_simple(SHORT_TEXT menu, ?mixed parent, SHORT_TEXT caption, SHORT_TEXT url, BINARY expanded, BINARY check_permissions, boolean dereference_caption, SHORT_TEXT caption_long, BINARY new_window)

Add a menu item, without giving tedious/unnecessary detail.

Parameters…

Name menu
Description The name of the menu to add the item to.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name parent
Description The menu item ID of the parent branch of the menu item (AUTO_LINK) / the URL of something else on the same menu (URLPATH) (NULL: is on root).
Type ?mixed

Name caption
Description The caption.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name url
Description The URL (in entry point form).
Default value
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name expanded
Description Whether it is an expanded branch.
Default value 0
Type BINARY

Name check_permissions
Description Whether people who may not view the entry point do not see the link.
Default value 0
Type BINARY

Name dereference_caption
Description Whether the caption is a language code.
Default value boolean-true
Type boolean

Name caption_long
Description The tooltip (blank: none).
Default value
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name new_window
Description Whether the link will open in a new window.
Default value 0
Type BINARY

Returns…

Description The ID of the newly added menu item.
Type AUTO_LINK

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void delete_menu_item_simple(SHORT_TEXT url)

Delete a menu item, without giving tedious/unnecessary detail.

Parameters…

Name url
Description The URL (in entry point form).
Type SHORT_TEXT

(No return value)


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AUTO_LINK add_menu_item(SHORT_TEXT menu, integer order, ?AUTO_LINK parent, SHORT_TEXT caption, SHORT_TEXT url, BINARY check_permissions, SHORT_TEXT page_only, BINARY expanded, BINARY new_window, SHORT_TEXT caption_long)

Add a menu item.

Parameters…

Name menu
Description The name of the menu to add the item to.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name order
Description The relative order of this item on the menu.
Type integer

Name parent
Description The menu item ID of the parent branch of the menu item (NULL: is on root).
Type ?AUTO_LINK

Name caption
Description The caption.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name url
Description The URL (in entry point form).
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name check_permissions
Description Whether people who may not view the entry point do not see the link.
Type BINARY

Name page_only
Description Match-keys to identify what pages the item is shown on.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name expanded
Description Whether it is an expanded branch.
Type BINARY

Name new_window
Description Whether the link will open in a new window.
Type BINARY

Name caption_long
Description The tooltip (blank: none).
Type SHORT_TEXT

Returns…

Description The ID of the newly added menu item.
Type AUTO_LINK

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void edit_menu_item(AUTO_LINK id, SHORT_TEXT menu, integer order, ?AUTO_LINK parent, SHORT_TEXT caption, SHORT_TEXT url, BINARY check_permissions, SHORT_TEXT page_only, BINARY expanded, BINARY new_window, SHORT_TEXT caption_long)

Edit a menu item.

Parameters…

Name id
Description The ID of the menu item to edit.
Type AUTO_LINK

Name menu
Description The name of the menu to add the item to.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name order
Description The relative order of this item on the menu.
Type integer

Name parent
Description The menu item ID of the parent branch of the menu item (NULL: is on root).
Type ?AUTO_LINK

Name caption
Description The caption.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name url
Description The URL (in entry point form).
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name check_permissions
Description Whether people who may not view the entry point do not see the link.
Type BINARY

Name page_only
Description Match-keys to identify what pages the item is shown on.
Type SHORT_TEXT

Name expanded
Description Whether it is an expanded branch.
Type BINARY

Name new_window
Description Whether the link will open in a new window.
Type BINARY

Name caption_long
Description The tooltip (blank: none).
Type SHORT_TEXT

(No return value)


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void delete_menu_item(AUTO_LINK id)

Delete a menu item.

Parameters…

Name id
Description The ID of the menu item to delete.
Type AUTO_LINK

(No return value)


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