Can you use multiple Ids in an if/else tag?

[Tiffy-Bean]

Is there a way that you can string
if/else to be multiple IDs like:

{if $[user.id] == "1" }
{elseif $[user.id] == "2"; "3"; "4"}
{/if}

I want the same instance for all of 2, 3, and 4 but not for 1..but I can't have it be universal either cause I want it to not be there at all on some..and if I list them out with each elseif seperately, I get too many foreach loops.  Is it possible to list them together in the multiple tag?

[Kami]

Yes. The syntax should be:

{if $[user.id] == "1" }
    content for id 1
{elseif $[user.id] == "2" || $[user.id] == "3"}
    content for id 2 and 3
{/if}

And repeat || $[user.id] == "x" as necessary; I'm not 100% sure you need the quotes around the ID number as I'm not entirely familiar with which specifications need quotes -- board IDs do not for instance -- so if it doesn't work with quotes try without.

[Tiffy-Bean]

Oh thank you!!

[Kami]

Youre welcome!

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Tiffy-Bean just letting you know you can also use && for "and" just as || is "or" if you ever need. =)

There's also a way to combine ranges of numbers for less variables if you'd like. If you're interested, here's some info...

Warning: it's gonna make your layout template think it's broken. It will basically go red and it will cause whatever comes after it to also be red (I think whatever code is directly after it turns red and then it goes back to normal). It's okay. It's not actually broken and I got this coding from PB admins themselves, the layout templates just like to throw hissy fits about it. I've used them for years and have never once had issue besides the red in the layout templates themselves.

Onto the code, I'll show you it hands-on. Here is an example of using ranges instead of naming every single group ID:

{if ($[user.group.id] >= 1 && $[user.group.id] <= 4) || ($[user.group.id] >= 26 && $[user.group.id] <= 29)}

So this is saying, in roughly translated code-to-english:
"if the user group ID is 1,2,3, or 4 OR if the user group ID is 26, 27, 28, or 29, then...."

If you're like me and have to list a bunch of groups at times, it can be very useful! No hard feelings if you never use it, though ;D Just figured I'd share in case ^^

[Kami]

For further clarification, and some corrections: && and || as stated mean 'and' and 'or respectively, but && means 'and' in an exclusionary sense, and || means 'or' in an inclusive sense.

So, X && Y tells the coding that both x AND y conditions must be met, or else the statement will return false.

If X is true and Y is true = Statement is True
If X is true and Y is false = Statement is False
If X is false and Y is true = Statement is False
If X is false and Y is false = Statement is False

Whereas X || Y tells the coding that as long as EITHER X or Y is met, then the statement will return true.

If X is true and Y is true = Statement is True
If X is true and Y is false = Statement is True
If X is false and Y is true = Statement is True
If X is false and Y is false = Statement is False


So in the above example of
{if ($[user.group.id] >= 1 && $[user.group.id] <= 4) || ($[user.group.id] >= 26 && $[user.group.id] <= 29)}

The statement in English would read:

If (usergroup id is greater than or equal to one AND less than or equal to four), OR (usergroup id is less than or equal to 26 AND less than or equal to 29)

The way this is written means that for the green statement, both conditions MUST be fulfilled; this determines the beginning and end of the range, which is why both conditions need to be fulfilled in order for the statement to return true.

Then the code checks for the same for the pink statement, following the parameters.

Then lastly: If the query result falls under the range specified for EITHER the green or the pink range, then the code that follows will execute.

[Tiffy-Bean]

This is all very useful and I'm going to bookmark this thread. Thank you both for all your imput. It helps me a whole lot and I've began to implement some of this on my layout. It has helped. In essence, I have all my profiles personalized, so users get different layouts depending on rank/race/etc. So, it's really nice to be able to specify certain ones to do a certain way.

[Tiffy-Bean]

tried using {if ($[user.group.id] >= 2 && $[user.group.id] <= 50)}{else}$[shoutbox]{/if} but it didn't work. NOt sure what's wrong with it. It's still showing the shoutbox for all group ids. I want it to show as just usergroup 1 and guests.

[Kami]

Dec 2, 2016 13:59:37 GMT -8 Tiffy-Bean said:

tried using {if ($[user.group.id] >= 2 && $[user.group.id] <= 50)}{else}$[shoutbox]{/if} but it didn't work. NOt sure what's wrong with it. It's still showing the shoutbox for all group ids. I want it to show as just usergroup 1 and guests.

It would be better if you specified who to show it for than who not since the list of who can access is shorter than who can't, rather than writing an else into it since you aren't actually instructing the code to show something different.

try

{if $[user.group.id] == 1 || $[current_user.is_guest]}
$[shoutbox]
{/if}

Also your syntax is wrong, the parenthesis are unneeded as you're not selecting multiple ranges.

Think of it as nesting. You have the overall if statement, then specific conditions within that statement; if you only have one condition (such as if x, if x||y, or if x&&y) you don't need to add more nests.

[Tiffy-Bean]

Showing up for guests, but not for user group 1. I think I get what you're saying. -.- I have so much to learn.

[Tiffy-Bean]

{if $[current_user.id] == "1"}$[shoutbox]{elseif $[current_user.id] =="219"}{elseif $[current_user.is_guest]}
$[shoutbox]{else}
{/if}
worked..so I'm going to use that. <3 Thanks for all the help.

[Tiffy-Bean]

It essentially put a guest shoutbox that admins can check for guest questions without it bugging members...so I appreciate it.

[Kami]

Dec 2, 2016 15:52:12 GMT -8 Tiffy-Bean said:

It essentially put a guest shoutbox that admins can check for guest questions without it bugging members...so I appreciate it.

I believe what was the issue with my first code was lack of quotes around the id -- can you give that a go by any chance? It should accomplish what you are looking for.

[Tiffy-Bean]

Dec 2, 2016 16:09:18 GMT -8 Kami said:

Dec 2, 2016 15:52:12 GMT -8 Tiffy-Bean said:

It essentially put a guest shoutbox that admins can check for guest questions without it bugging members...so I appreciate it.

I believe what was the issue with my first code was lack of quotes around the id -- can you give that a go by any chance? It should accomplish what you are looking for.

Sorry..I lied..it didn't work.  

[Kami]

Dec 2, 2016 16:31:40 GMT -8 Tiffy-Bean said:

Dec 2, 2016 16:09:18 GMT -8 Kami said:

I believe what was the issue with my first code was lack of quotes around the id -- can you give that a go by any chance? It should accomplish what you are looking for.

You're right.  It worked. <3

Yay! Glad to hear it. For whatever it's worth it's almost always better to do an if statement rather than if/else if there is no "else" content to display, if that makes sense?

Let me know if I can help further :3