Panels UI: Using a pvar to change a button's function?, Is this possible? Options

[Keikonium]

Hello,

I am trying to use a pvar switch to have a button do different things depending on the pvar number. Here is what I am trying, but it just isn't working:

CODE

$button2(35,17,0,0,208,16,
'%artist%',
'%artist%',
$ifequal($getpvar(artist_link),1,
EXEC:http'://'en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$replace(%artist%, ,_)
,
$ifequal($getpvar(artist_link),2,
EXEC:http'://'www.youtube.com/results.php?search_query=$replace(%artist%, ,+)
),)
,
TOOLTIP:"Search Wikipedia For: %artist%")

I may have the code incorrent, but with all the ) and ( and , it can get confusing.

Anyways, what I am trying to accomplish is if the pvar "artist_link" is set to 1, then the Wikipedia page loads, otherwise if it is set to 2, the YouTube page loads. I am going to repeat this for 6 sites in total.

Does anyone know how to accomplish this? Thank you .

[Purple Monkey]

You have an extra comma, but you can use $select to simplify the job:

CODE

$button2(35,17,0,0,208,16,
'%artist%',
'%artist%',
$select($getpvar(artist_link),
//1
EXEC:http'://'en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$replace(%artist%, ,_),
//2
EXEC:http'://'www.youtube.com/results.php?search_query=$replace(%artist%, ,+),
//3
,
//4 etc
),
TOOLTIP:"Search Wikipedia For: %artist%")

[Keikonium]

Ah even better! Thank you Purple Monkey .

[Yotsuya]

CODE

$select($getpvar(artist_link),
//1
EXEC:http'://'en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$replace(%artist%, ,_),
//2
EXEC:http'://'www.youtube.com/results.php?search_query=$replace(%artist%, ,+),
//3
,
//4 etc
)

One thing to keep in mind is that by default the pvar will not have a value and will evaluate as 0 until you set it (I presume you are using an external function somewhere). So you may want to consider using

CODE

$select($add($getpvar(artist_link),1),
...
)

This way the routine will always perform a function even if the pvar gets unset or zeroed.
EDIT: You would also need to adjust the external function setting the pvar to 1 integer lower.

This post has been edited by Yotsuya: Mar 20 2008, 22:53