I'm using v7.2.8 and I want to have a new data type to choose direct siblings of a content item. I'm using the MultiNodeTreePicker and I'm trying multiple combinations of XPath to achieve this but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone managed to achieve this using the new placeholder values such as $parent and $current?
I've added the MultiNodeTreePicker with the XPath to the Case Study document type.
Using $parent/*[@isDoc] gets the direct children of the Case Study, so Child Content 1 and 2.
Using just $parent gets all the Case Studies, but also all the Child Content items as well. It looks like the $parent translates to a descendants XPath query. I can just limit my MultiNodeTreePicker to include specific Doc Types, although i was hoping to find a generic way of finding siblings so i can use this elsewhere in the site.
I can recall that there's actually some bugginess with this (see this other thread about it)
Also, it seems like you want to specify which nodes you're able to pick with the MNTP, whereas what the XPath is (supposed to be) used for is selecting a start node... doesn't fix your problem, though :(
MultiNodeTreePicker Siblings XPath
I'm using v7.2.8 and I want to have a new data type to choose direct siblings of a content item. I'm using the MultiNodeTreePicker and I'm trying multiple combinations of XPath to achieve this but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone managed to achieve this using the new placeholder values such as $parent and $current?
Hi Chris,
Which specific XPath expressions did you try? If
$parentworks as advertised, this should do the trick:$parent/*[@isDoc]It might not be an issue, but because of the way the XML cache works, you can only pick published content using XPath.
Hope that helps,
/Chriztian
Hi Chriztian,
This is an example of the structure we have:
I've added the MultiNodeTreePicker with the XPath to the Case Study document type.
Using
$parent/*[@isDoc]gets the direct children of the Case Study, so Child Content 1 and 2.Using just
$parentgets all the Case Studies, but also all the Child Content items as well. It looks like the$parenttranslates to a descendants XPath query. I can just limit my MultiNodeTreePicker to include specific Doc Types, although i was hoping to find a generic way of finding siblings so i can use this elsewhere in the site.Hi Chris,
I can recall that there's actually some bugginess with this (see this other thread about it)
Also, it seems like you want to specify which nodes you're able to pick with the MNTP, whereas what the XPath is (supposed to be) used for is selecting a start node... doesn't fix your problem, though :(
/Chriztian
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