[Zope] Lines data type possible in boolean OR's?

[Martijn Pieters]

On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 11:56:01PM +0200, Alexander Limi wrote:
> I have a small problem. When I use the lines data type in OR statements, I
> get an
> 
> Error Type: TypeError
> Error Value: bad operand type(s) for |
> 
> I've used them earlier on integers, like this:
> 
> <dtml-if "cabinDouble | cabinTwin | cabinBunk | cabinPullman">
> 
> and it works fine. When I try the same with other data types, like this:
> 
> <dtml-if "toy | additionalToys">
> 
> where "toy" is a "multiple select" type and "additionalToys" is a "lines"
> type. Can anyone provide me with some hints on what to do to get it working
> the way I want? Is typecasting necessary?

A pipe symbol in python ('|') is a bitwise 'or', so it works on integers yes.
I assume you want to to a boolean 'or', wich in python is the keyword 'or':

  <dtml-if "cabinDouble or cabinTwin or cabinBunk or cabinPullman">

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