[Zope] Evaluating a variable that contains a method

[Phil Harris]

<dtml-var "_.getitem(myVariable)">
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy Johnson" <tommy@7x.com>
To: "Zope List" <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:11 AM
Subject: [Zope] Evaluating a variable that contains a method


> Hello all,
>
> Here's the situation, and I believe it could work - I just need to find
the
> proper syntax.
>
> I have a variable that will contain the name of a DTML method; let's call
> the variable myVariable. Now, through some code logic, I set the variable
to
> equal the name of a DTML method; which we'll call methodA. In that method,
I
> only have some text. So:
>
> myVariable = methodA
> methodA --> (contains the text) --> This is some generic text for this
> particular method ....
>
> Now, here's the situation. I want to display this variable, which should
> call the method, which should render the text inside. Currently, I'm doing
> this:
>
> <dtml-var name="myVariable">  but I've also tried <dtml-var
> expr="myVariable">
>
> This will return the name of the method (methodA), but not render what's
> INSIDE methodA. Does anyone have an idea on how to do that?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tommy
>
>
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