[Zope] convert a String ...

[Peter Bengtsson]

To "convert" a string to an object, you use the getitem() function.

## example 1:
Your: <dtml-var last_name>
#returns:
Your: Peter Bengtsson

## example 2:
<dtml-call "REQUEST.set('var_to_go_and_get','last_name')">
Your: <dtml-var "_.getitem(var_to_go_and_get)">
# returns:
Your: Peter Bengtsson

There's more....

You could also do this:

<dtml-var "_[var_to_go_and_get]"> or <dtml-var "_['last_name']">

The different between _['foo'] and _.getitem('foo') is tricky. 
Check out (somewhere in the middle):
http://www.zope.org/Documentation/How-To/AdvancedDTML
> 
> Hi,
> 
> how is it possible to convert a string into my own zclass type?
> I get a String from a form and want to do some operation like
> string.manage_addFile(... on it. So what to do ??? Perhaps some out there is
> able to help ...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
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