[Zope] Get an object by name from a folder

[Mauricio Souza Lima]

You can use this:

<dtml-if "('debug_html' in Folder.objectIds())">

but i think that can be other 'elegant' way to resolve.

Hung Jung Lu wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This has bugged me for a while. I know I can get ALL the items
> in a folder by using objectValues() or objectIds(). But how
> can I get an object in a folder quickly without having to
> go through every single item?
>
> I have an object named debug_dtml, it can appear in any folder
> or subfolder. How do I check whether it exists? The
> <dtml-with ... only> tag does not help much, because it does
> not allow me to access other variables when I have to render
> the debug_dtml method.
>
> The _.hasattr() function is no good because it assumes
> acquisition. I would like to disable acquisition for
> this purpose.
>
> What I would like are folder methods like:
>
>     hasObject('object_id')
>     getObject('object_id')
>
> But apparently this is impossible without writing a
> Python external method.
>
> regards,
>
> Hung Jung
>
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