[Resolved] passing field values from one view to another view

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[gordonW-2]

On my custom post type template "brands" I would like to pass the value of a field "product id" into a view that will display fields from a different custom post type "products"

i.e. lets say the first view returns the product id value of "42". I would then like the next view to display all the products that have a brand product id of "42"

So I am assuming I have to create a CUSTOM SHORTCODE for the "product id" value and then use that SHORTCODE in the query for the second view. It is this part that I am not sure of how to proceed.

First, am I doing this the right way? Second, the shortcode ... how do I form the function that goes in the theme > functions page

thx

[Christopher Amirian]

Hi there,

The idea is correct, you will need to use a code like this:

https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-pass-a-variable-to-a-view/#post-380479

We will not be able to give you the exact code but I think the code above will give you the starting point

Here is the documentation for adding code to Toolset:

https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/adding-custom-code/using-toolset-to-add-custom-code

For the second view that you want to use you can call it via a shortcode and pass the value as a shortcode attribute. For more information:

https://toolset.com/documentation/legacy-features/views-plugin/passing-arguments-to-views/

Thanks.

[gordonW-2]

ok ... so I used the Shortcode Generator and came up with this:

add_shortcode( 'ac-type-code', 'get_aircraft_type_code' );
function get_aircraft_type_code( $atts ) {

// Attributes
$atts = shortcode_atts(
array(
'aircraft-type-code' => '',
),
$atts
);

$actype = wp_get_post_terms( $atts['aircraft-type-code']);
return $actype;

}

when I try to echo the output it just says "Array" ... which I assume is because I need to echo the [0] element of the array.

so, what am I doing incorrect? it should output something like "EMB"

thx

[Christopher Amirian]

Hi there,

As mentioned we will not be able to troubleshoot custom code as it is outside of our support scope.

Please check the documentation for "wp_get_post_terms " that you used which is a standard WordPress function:

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_post_terms/

It returns an array of objects and not a string.

So you need to loop over the results and if needed get the first entry, something like this:

    // Check if terms were found
    if ( ! empty( $actype ) && ! is_wp_error( $actype ) ) {
        // Get the first term object from the array
        $actype = $actype[0];

        // Return the term name
        return $actype->name;
    } else {
        // If no terms were found, return an empty string or an error message
        return 'No matching term found';
    }

Just to make sure we are on the same page, the sample code above is not meant to be used as a copy/paste, it is just to give you an idea of how to go forward.

If you need further assistance with custom coding you can consider hiring a developer:

https://toolset.com/contractors/

Thank you

[gordonW-2]

ok ... I will take a stab at figuring this out. Thank you for your help, I'll create a new ticket at a later date if required.