If statements in mysource

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I saw somewhere that MySource supports it's own If Statements.


I have a nested content area in design that points to an asset listing page that randomly displays an image from a folder of images.



I want to…

If a page has a Thumbnail assigned, I do not want to display the nested content but rather the thumbnail… ??



Perhaps an If Statement is not the best approach ?



Thanks.

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There are if statements available, but only when using paint layouts. Basically, you will need to:[list=1]

  • Create a paint layout and apply it appopriately (on the lookup settings screen)
    [*]Create a conditional keyword based on the asset thumbnail url
    [*]Structure the content of your paintlayout default format bodycopy like this:
        %begin_condition1%
    %asset_thumbnail%
    %else_condition1%
    <!--
    %end_condition1%

    (nested content div)

%begin_condition1%
%else_condition1%
-->
%end_condition1%

%asset_contents%</pre><br />

    

    
Unfortunately you can't conditionally hide nested content divs in Matrix, hence the slightly goofy HTML comments.