urlSegment[n] not working

[Valery]

Hi friends,

Being a tiny bit lazy, I copied the $input->urlSegment[n] code from the description of "Allow URL segments" in the template settings.

Up to 3 URL segments are supported after the page URL. These may be any combination of lowercase ASCII letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), dashes and underscores. You can access the URL segments from your template API code by referencing the $input->urlSegment(n) function or $input->urlSegment[n] property (replacing [n] with 1, 2 or 3).

However, that did not work (actually, it displays a character at position n).

I scanned through up my older code and saw that I used $input->urlSegment(n) elsewhere and it worked just fine.

So, the question is probably to Ryan: does the description of "Allow URL segments" need an update? Otherwise, please correct me.

[Raymond Geerts]

As it might be obvious, i'll just ask it anyway, did you put a number from 1 to 3 in your code in the place where the n is? The character n represents a number.

echo $input->urlSegment(1);

Also, you must have URL segments turned on for the related template, and last but not least you must have a urlSegment in your URL.

Lets say your page with a template that has urlSegments turned on is located at:

http://yourdomain.com/foo/

Then if you visit it at the following URL the $input->urlSegment(1) will print "bar"

http://yourdomain.com/foo/bar/

Edit: replaced [1] with (1)

Edited March 28, 2014 by Raymond Geerts

[WillyC]

$input->urlSegment[n] property (replacing [n] with 1, 2 or 3).

it .say replace: [n]

not: n

u have: 

   $input->urlSegment[n]

 nexts u find: [n]

    u replace [n] with: 1 , 2 , or  3

u get

$input->urlSegment1

                                       $input->urlSegment2

$Input->urlSegment3

[Raymond Geerts]

Ah you're right WillyC, altough this should work fine too

$input->urlSegment(1);

$input->urlSegment(2);

$input->urlSegment(3);

While these below are wrong

$input->urlSegment[1];

$input->urlSegment[2];

$input->urlSegment[3];

[Valery]

Better yet: $input->urlSegment1, $input->urlSegment2, $input->urlSegment3 etc

[horst]

 ... or $input->urlSegment[n] property (replacing [n] with 1, 2 or 3).

$input->urlSegment[n] property  (not array!)

replacing [n] with 1, 2 or 3  (not replacing n with 1, 2 or 3)

$input->urlSegment1, $input->urlSegment2 or $input->urlSegment3