Server side script string comparison

(Sang) #1

Matrix Version:5.5.1.3

<script runat="server">
var id = 1234;

var getName = "%globals_get_text%"; // "Lun"
var name= "%" + "globals_asset_name:" + id + "%"; // "Lunch"

print(name.indexOf(getName)); // Errr: I am getting -1

</script>

Hi, I am checking if a short string is included in another long string with above code, but I am getting wrong result from the code. getName(Lun) should be included in name(Lunch) but it says it is not.

I tried with normal javascript and it works well. Should I need to do any other thing to complete this comparison?

Thanks in advance.

(Bart Banda) #2

It’s because you are mixing global keyword evaluation with SSJS, they don’t get evaluated at the same time.

Couldn’t you just do a simple keyword check for this one? Something like

%globals_asset_name:1234^contains:{globals_get_text}%

Have a read of https://matrix.squiz.net/manuals/concepts/chapters/server-side-javascript#processing-order for more info on the processing order of SSJS and keywords.

(Sang) #3

Whole code is like below

    var result = '%result_list%'; // '["1112","1113"],["1112","1114"],'

    var getName = "%globals_get_text%"; 
    var result_list = result.split(',');
    
    var list = [];
    for(var i = 0; i < result_list.length; i++){
        var id = result_list[i].replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');

        if(id && list.indexOf(id) === -1) {
            list.push(id);
        }
    }

   for(var i = 0; i < list.length; i++){
           var id = list[i];

           var getName = "%globals_get_text%"; // "Lun"
           var name= "%" + "globals_asset_name:" + id + "%"; // "Lunch"

           print(name.indexOf(getName)); // Errr: I am getting -1
   }

This code is written inside of search asset.

Seems like I cannot make this by simple keywords?

(Bart Banda) #4

What are you actually trying to achieve from a high level?

(Sang) #5

what I am trying to build is
In a project, multiple students are participated. And there are like 10 projects and about 40 students are participated to each projects. I used search asset to find out all students who participated the project.

   var result = '%result_list%'; // '["1112","1113"],["1112","1114"],'
   var result_list = result.split(',');
   var list = [];
    for(var i = 0; i < result_list.length; i++){
        var id = result_list[i].replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');

        if(id && list.indexOf(id) === -1) {
            list.push(id);
        }
    }

Students are standard page asset, which is related asset(metadata) to project. Search Page asset searches all the projects and returns all student list from project’s metadata field.

   for(var i = 0; i < list.length; i++){
           var id = list[i];

           var getName = "%globals_get_text%"; // "Lun"
           var name= "%" + "globals_asset_name:" + id + "%"; // "Lunch"

           print(name.indexOf(getName)); // Errr: I am getting -1
   }

Above part, we have list of asset id of students. We should be able to filter by name from the list.

var getName = “%globals_get_text%”; <-- name user put on the filter
var name= “%” + “globals_asset_name:” + id + “%”; <-- We get the asset name using keyword

If name on the filter is included to any name in the list, print something

This is my purpose of those codes.

(Sang) #6

Also I tried

var link = '<a href="' + '%' + 'globals_asset_url:' + id + '%' + '" rel="noopener noreferrer">' + name + '</a>';
print('%' + 'globals_asset_name:' + id + '^contains:{globals_get_text}' + ':'+ link + ':%');

but no luck yet

(Bart Banda) #7

Try doing something like this instead where you bring the “if” logic into the keyword instead of JS:

print("%" + "globals_asset_name:" + id + "^contains:{globals_get_text}:yes:no%");

But you could also try and print the actual asset’s name in the search results, so that it’s part of the array that %result_list% produces, that way you can do it all in JS.