what "block if" statement should I use?

[bangers]

I want to block some code if the component doesn't have an attribute list within it.
I've had a couple of attempts but I'm either getting it to block on all components or showing on all components so I'm obvoiusly not coming up with the correct statement.

I am tring to make the change within the component layout.

can anyone help me with a a statement which work work?

Regards
Bangers

[bentleybloke]

Have you tried

<actinic:variable name="AttributeCount" /> >= "1"

or whatever

[bangers]

bentleybloke,
Thankks for the reply.
Yes I have tried it and it doesn't output code for either components with or without an attributelist. Probably worth stating that on the same product there are compontents which do have an attribute list.
Here's my code:

<div id="selections">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ComponentDisplayLabel%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22" >
<span class="title"><Actinic:Variable Name="ComponentDisplayLabel"/></span>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ComponentDisplayLabel%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22" >
<span class="sub"><actinic:variable name="BoxhedgeSubComponentMessage" /><br /></span>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22AttributeCount%22%20%2f%3e%20%3e%3d%20%221%22" >
<div class="checkbox">
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsComponentCheckboxShown%22%20%2f%3e" >
<input type="checkbox" name="<Actinic:Variable Name="UIWidgetName"/>" <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsSelectedByDefault%22%20%2f%3e">checked="checked"</actinic:block> />
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsComponentHiddenFieldIncluded%22%20%2f%3e" >
<input type="hidden" name="<Actinic:Variable Name="UIWidgetName"/>" value="on" />
</actinic:block>
<label for="#" class="subprice"><Actinic:PRICE_EXPLANATION PROD_REF="<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />" COMPONENTID=<actinic:variable name="ComponentIndex" />><actinic:variable name="ComponentRetailCustomerMessage" /></Actinic:PRICE_EXPLANATION></label>
<span class="subpriceinfo"><actinic:variable name="BoxhedgeComponentSubPriceMessage" /></span>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22AttributeCount%22%20%2f%3e%20%3e%3d%20%221%22" >
</div>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22NumberAttributesInPushButtonGrid%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%200%29%20OR%0d%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ListIndex%22%20%2f%3e%20%3c%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ComponentCount%22%20%2f%3e%29" >
<actinic:variable name="ComponentAttributeList" />
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22NumberAttributesInPushButtonGrid%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%200%29%20AND%0d%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ListIndex%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ComponentCount%22%20%2f%3e%29">
<actinic:variable name="AttributeList" />
</actinic:block>
</div>

Please ingore my custom variables,
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22AttributeCount%22%20%2f%3e%20%3e%3d%20%221%22" >
<div class="checkbox">
</actinic:block>
Is the important bit. + same statements on closing div tag

Any more help appreciated

[cdicken]

One thing I've done in the past is move any code which is conditional on a list appearing, into the 'Start of List' and 'End of List' fields in the list - so the list builds the whole thing - including all the code around it.

Then any code you want to appear when there is no list, you can put that in the 'Empty List' field.

[bangers]

I don't think that wil work here.

tags that wrap around my lists also have to be present on the single checkbox type compontnent.

What I need is: when it is a single choice compontent which uses a single checkbox is used, I need to wrap a div tag around the checkbox and price explantions etc etc but not when there is a list of radio buttons or a drap down box.

regards
Lee

[cdicken]

What I'm suggesting is that you put

<div class="checkbox">

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsComponentCheckboxShown%22%20%2f%3e" >
<input type="checkbox" name="<Actinic:Variable Name="UIWidgetName"/>" <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsSelectedByDefault%22%20%2f%3e">checked="checked"</actinic:block> />
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsComponentHiddenFieldIncluded%22%20%2f%3e" >
<input type="hidden" name="<Actinic:Variable Name="UIWidgetName"/>" value="on" />
</actinic:block>
<label for="#" class="subprice"><Actinic:PRICE_EXPLANATION PROD_REF="<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />" COMPONENTID=<actinic:variable name="ComponentIndex" />><actinic:variable name="ComponentRetailCustomerMessage" /></Actinic:PRICE_EXPLANATION></label>
<span class="subpriceinfo"><actinic:variable name="BoxhedgeComponentSubPriceMessage" /></span>

</div>

into the 'Empty List' field and put

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsComponentCheckboxShown%22%20%2f%3e" >
<input type="checkbox" name="<Actinic:Variable Name="UIWidgetName"/>" <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsSelectedByDefault%22%20%2f%3e">checked="checked"</actinic:block> />
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsComponentHiddenFieldIncluded%22%20%2f%3e" >
<input type="hidden" name="<Actinic:Variable Name="UIWidgetName"/>" value="on" />
</actinic:block>
<label for="#" class="subprice"><Actinic:PRICE_EXPLANATION PROD_REF="<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />" COMPONENTID=<actinic:variable name="ComponentIndex" />><actinic:variable name="ComponentRetailCustomerMessage" /></Actinic:PRICE_EXPLANATION></label>
<span class="subpriceinfo"><actinic:variable name="BoxhedgeComponentSubPriceMessage" /></span>

into the 'Start of List' field of the Component Attribute List.

[bangers]

Well that works perfectly for a lucky guess!
Either that or you might something about how this product works....
Thanks again Chris.

Very good lateral thinking

Cheers
Bangers