Product option helper
Product option helper could be used to show the brand logo (or any other attribute) for particular product or for the product collection.
Table of Contents
Helper methods
| Method | Arguments | Description |
|---|---|---|
| setCollection | Product collection | When collection is avaliable, helper will make a single database query to fetch all required attributes |
| setSize | Two arguments: width and height | Width and height of the image |
Product option helper proxies all calls to the product option block that is used internally, so you can use any of product option block methods too:
| Method | Arguments | Description |
|---|---|---|
| setProduct | Product model | Options of this product will be shown |
| setAttributeCode | Attribute code or array of attribute codes | Indicate attribute(s) to load |
| setAttributeToShow | Attribute code or array of attribute codes | Use to display only some of loaded options |
| setAttributeToHide | Attribute code or array of attribute codes | Use to hide some of loaded options |
| setParentPageIdentifier | String or key => value array | Use when some attribute is linked to multiple attribute pages and you want to clarify which to render. For example: brands/amd and computers/amd and you would like to build a link to computers/amd |
| setParentLinkTitle | String or key => value array | Use to show additional link aside of attribute image/text |
| setCssClass | hidden-label a-center list-block clear |
Hide page title Center options Show options line by line Use clear: all for options list |
| setCssStyle | Css styles: margin-top: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; |
Use to customize any style |
| setUseImage | Boolean or key => value array | Ability to toggle between image and text modes |
| setUseLink | Boolean or key => value array | Ability to render option as link or as a plain image or text |
| setWidth | Integer | Image width |
| setHeight | Integer | Image height |
| setKeepFrame | Boolean | Set false to resize image by larger side only |
| setTemplate | String | Render options with custom template |
Short notation
Display product brand logo on a product view page. Product will be fetched
from Mage::registry automatically.
<?php
echo Mage::helper('attributepages/product')
->setAttributeCode('brand')
->toHtml();
?>
Full notation
Display brand and gender images for each product of the $_productCollection.
Brand logo will be rendered as a image link with additional link aside:
Gender attribute will be rendered as a non-link image:
Please notice, that the code below is written inside
$_productCollectionloop
<?php
echo Mage::helper('attributepages/product')
->setCollection($_productCollection)
->setProduct($_product)
->setAttributeCode(array('brand', 'gender'))
->setCssClass('hidden-label a-center')
->setParentPageLinkTitle(array(
'brand' => 'View other brands',
'gender' => false
))
->setUseImage(true)
->setUseLink(array(
'brand' => true,
'gender' => false
))
->setSize(38, 17)
->setKeepFrame(false)
->toHtml();
?>