Smarty

[Njit]

Hi,

i'm using Smarty for my website. I'm trying to show some different content based on the time of day. But i'm doing something wrong with the logic i think,

I want to use these 3 timeframes (based on 24 hour period)

morning: 0600 - 1200
Afternoon: 1200 - 1800
Evening: 1800 - 0600

My Smarty looks like this:

[AnrDaemon]

Don't forget to flag it as `nocache`.

[Njit]

I think thats not part of the problem. The problem is with the if's

[AnrDaemon]

What problem?

[Njit]

Content is not shown during certain time-periods.

[bsmither]

We will look at the logic shortly.

My first concern is whether Smarty gives the output of the date_format modifier as a string or as an integer.

The Smarty docs use the phrase:
%H - hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock (range 00 to 23)

The docs do not say one way or the other, but because Smarty generates output into what is being built up as a string, the output is probably string.

Still, PHP can handle comparisons easily, but can sometimes get confused when comparing strings against numbers. So, please try comparing the date_format modifier result to a string, OR casting the output as an integer.

It might not make a difference.

Now, to the logic. (XX is the output):

XX>=18 && XX<6

If XX is 23, the first expression is true but the second is false.

Between 6 and 12 will work, and between 12 and 18 will work.

But the last condition can be a default (if not in the prior two conditions, then it MUST be in the third).

However, if a condition test must exist, then the output value will be greater than or equal to 18, OR it will be less than 6. It can't be both.

[Njit]

Output of the date works fine like this.

Thanks. Missed the OR..