Re: little problem with the django template language

2008-06-20 Thread Daniel Roseman
On Jun 20, 8:50 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess it was a little confusing how I formulated my problem. I just > try again. Sorry for that. > > In Python what I want to do would look like the following: > > item1 = '/test/something/' > item2 = '/test/somethingelse/' > > if i

Re: little problem with the django template language

2008-06-20 Thread mark
I guess it was a little confusing how I formulated my problem. I just try again. Sorry for that. In Python what I want to do would look like the following: item1 = '/test/something/' item2 = '/test/somethingelse/' if item2.startswith(item1): do_the_trick() Now since Django has thi

Re: little problem with the django template language

2008-06-19 Thread phillc
yes they are strings, yes in python if you do if item1: pass it will evaluate the string as a true/false depending on existance. however, comparing two strings for equality... checks if they are equal. {% if item1 %} {% if item2 %} blah {% endif %} {% endif %} On Jun 19, 1:50 pm, mark <[

Re: little problem with the django template language

2008-06-19 Thread roj
Hi, If you are trying to compare url string then use request.path which will give you URL and split by "/" is that work for you? Cheers! Roj Django Debugging Resource http://django.freelancernepal.com On Jun 19, 6:50 pm, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am stuck, please help. > > T

little problem with the django template language

2008-06-19 Thread mark
Hi, I am stuck, please help. This is what I am trying to do: {% ifequal item1 item2 %} ...do what I want item1 = '/test/something/' item2 = '/test/somethingelse/' or item1 = '/test/' tem2 = '/test/simething' both should evaluate to true and execute the if block. I experimented with 'it