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| The A container is defined a markup element in a layout at a place, where dynamic content should appear. |
To each container of a layout modules can be assigned to be rendered. This assignment is saved in the Template.
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| . It serves as a placeholder for a module that can be inserted using a template. |
In order to add a new container to your layout, you must have to add its syntax markup right at the place, you later want to output dynamic content.
The syntax of a container is HTML like the following.XML as follows:
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<container id="ID" name="NAME">Default</container> |
Container element
The container element can be configured with more, optional attributes.
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id | required | Each container needs an ID, which is unique in the |
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| whole layout. This ID is important, so modules can be assigned clearly. | ||
name | required | The name of the container should be short and descriptive. It is displayed in the template |
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| overview to help you, where your module is assigned. |
The "content" of the container element later gets replaced by the module you have assigned to it. The content of this element is only displayed on the template preview page.
The container element can be configured with more, optional attributes.
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| mode | mode | optional | The "mode" parameter with the value "fixed" can fix a module to its container, so no other modules can assigned to this container. |
| types | optional | The attribute "types" can contain a comma separated list of module types, which only can be assigned to this container. | |
| default | optional | The attribute "default" can contain the name of the module, which is assigned per default to this container. |
The "content" of the container element later gets replaced by the module you have assigned to it. The content of this element is only displayed on the template preview page.