Extend Cobalt API [SOLVED]

Jeff I would like to be able to use a field key instead of a field id in order to render an individual field. Cobalt's API only allows field id's, so you can't render a common field from different types dynamically.

Why? You can use $item->fields_by_key to render field by key.

Sergey Why? You can use $item->fields_by_key to render field by key.

I know, but somehow I can't do what I want in my emlist template.

The code I am using in a custom emlist template is

$recnr = $_COOKIE["remember_record_id"];
$record = ItemsStore::getRecord($recnr);
echo CobaltApi::renderField($record, '1', 'full');

The code works just for one content type, because the renderfield Api accepts only field_id. :-(

I added new parameter for renderField it is $bykey flag which is FALSE by deafult. So you can call it like this.

echo CobaltApi::renderField($record, '1', 'full', '', TRUE);

documentation needs update ... http://docs.mintjoomla.com/en/cobalt/api-reference/

Updated. Thank you for remind me.

Sergey echo CobaltApi::renderField($record, '1', 'full', '', TRUE);

You mean:

echo CobaltApi::renderField($record, '$key', 'full', '', TRUE);

Thanks, Sergey!

Yes key but either this

echo CobaltApi::renderField($record, $key, 'full', '', TRUE);

or this

echo CobaltApi::renderField($record, "$key", 'full', '', TRUE);

but not in single quotes '$key'. It will not work.

Sergey but not in single quotes '$key'. It will not work

oooh, that's an important note...