Documentation: MVT Quick Reference

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MVT Quick Reference

Array Insert

Inserts a single value into the passed array at the passed index.

<mvt:assign name="l.index" value="miva_array_insert( array, value, i )" />

Note: if the passed array is undefined, miva_array_insert will create the variable.

Parameters

array - An array structure.
value - Any value, either variable or literal.
i - The index to insert the value at. If -1 is used, the value will be inserted at the END of the array.

Return Values

int - The index of the inserted value.

Examples

<!-- "Push" the 'Hello' string at the end of the array -->
<mvt:assign name="l.index" value="miva_array_insert( l.settings:array, 'Hello', -1 )" />

Rosetta

• php
  • array_push
  • array_unshift

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Array Serialize

Convert a Miva array structure into a string.

<mvt:assign name="g.output" value="miva_array_serialize( array )" />

miva_array_serialize maps key -> value pairs in a comma separated string.

Parameters

array - An array structure.

Return Values

string - A string representation of the passed array.

Examples

<!-- Dump a mapped, string based representation of the "product" variable into "output" -->
<mvt:assign name="g.output" value="miva_array_serialize( l.settings:product )" />
<!-- Render output's value onto the page: -->
<!-- &mvt:global:ouput; -->

Rosetta

• php
  • print_r
  • var_dump
  • var_export
  • serialize

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