The list widget has an emptyMessage attribute. You can point this to a
macro where alternative actions occur when the main filter fails (is empty).
In your second set of widgets, you have unmatched tags/tag endings which is
always a bad thing.
Good luck!
On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 9:19:59 AM UTC-7, Tony K wrote:
>
> I can't figure out how to set the value of a variable based on a specific
> condition so, instead, I am writing the code twice
>
> e.g.
>
> <$list filter="[<variable>length[]match[9]]">
> <$set name="type" value="short">
> {full code here}
> </$set>
> </$list>
> <$list filter="[<variable>length[]!match[9]]">
> <$set name="type" value="long">
> {full code here}
> </$set>
> </$list>
>
> this is not really efficient.
>
> I tried conditionally inserting the first line of the "$set" but it didnt'
> work (as follows) even thought logically it should
>
> <$list filter="[<variable>length[]match[9]]">
> <$set name="type" value="short">
> </$list>
>
> <$list filter="[<variable>length[]!match[9]]">
> <$set name="type" value="long">
> </$list>
>
> {full code here}
> </$set>
>
>
> I am sure there is some kind of a workaround for this
>
> thanks for shedding any light
>
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