> Peter Bengtsson writes:
> > I use ZPT files for my templates for my Python product development.
> > This is what I do:
> >
> > def manage_addInstance(self,id):
> > self._setObject(id, Instance(id))
> >
> > class Instance(SimpleItem):
> > def __init__(self,id):
> > self.id = id
> > # in the products folder there is a file called index.zpt
> > index_html = PageTemplateFile('index', globals())
> >
> > Now, this works, but consider the following extension to the class.
> >
> > class Instance(SimpleItem):
> > def __init__(self,id):
> > self.id = id
> > def which_index_html(self):
> > return PageTemplateFile('index', globals())
> >
> > index_html = which_index_html
> >
> > That does NOT work! It looks like a small change, but I might be wrong.
> > How to do this anyone?
> The second approach need an additional "call".
>
> ZPublisher is ready to call the "index_html" once.
>
> In the first case, this calles in fact the PageTemplate
> and back comes the rendered template.
>
> In the second case, ZPublisher again calls "index_html"
> but the result is the PageTemplate itself, and not
> the rendered result.
>
> Use:
>
> def which_index_html(self):
> return PageTemplateFile('index', globals())()
>
> i.e. "call" the PageTemplate!
>
>
>
> Dieter