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How to use DNN tokens in custom modules ?

12/15/2014 6:03 AM

Isa Iminov

Joined: 4/9/2014

Posts: 52

How to use DNN tokens in custom modules ?

Hi guys quick one this time.

Anyone know how to make use of DNN tokens in custom modules?

I don't need much just wanted to use [Module:ModuleId] token to define container tag id like so:

Only to find out that that didn't work and token wasn't replaced by a number. At first I thought that the token I tried to reference doesn't exist but then I found this page where it clearly has a place.

I am working on compiled module for DNN 7.3.3

If anyone has a bit of experience with this I would appreciate your input.

12/15/2014 7:24 AM

Michael Tobisch

https://www.dnnwerk.at
Joined: 6/27/2005

Posts: 2083

Re: How to use DNN tokens in custom modules ? Modified By Michael Tobisch on 12/15/2014 7:26:53 AM

Isa,

if you add the runat="server" attribute to your div tag, you will get something like

<div id="dnn_ctrxxxx_ModuleContent" ... >

(and xxxx is the module ID). But I am sure this is not what you wanted.

To resolve the tokens, you need something in your code behind to replace them from a given text, e.g.

new DotNetNuke.Services.Tokens.TokenReplace().ReplaceEnvironmentTokens(someStringContainingTokens);

Therefore, I don't think that it is possible in an acsx file.

Happy DNNing!
Michael

Michael Tobisch
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12/15/2014 9:31 AM

Isa Iminov

Joined: 4/9/2014

Posts: 52

Re: How to use DNN tokens in custom modules ? Modified By Isa Iminov on 12/15/2014 9:31:58 AM

Michael Tobisch wrote:

Isa,

if you add the runat="server" attribute to your div tag, you will get something like

(and xxxx is the module ID). But I am sure this is not what you wanted.

To resolve the tokens, you need something in your code behind to replace them from a given text, e.g.

new DotNetNuke.Services.Tokens.TokenReplace().ReplaceEnvironmentTokens(someStringContainingTokens);

Therefore, I don't think that it is possible in an acsx file.

Happy DNNing!
Michael

Cheers Michael.

Adding runat="server" would do the trick but its not what I want/need.

For now I implemented ModuleId property which is populated out of ModuleContext.ModuleId in code behind file. I suppose this will have to do for now but there seems to be lack of information on how to integrate tokens into custom modules.

As my last resort I had a very brief look at HTML module but all I was able to find is the checkbox on the settings page.

I will have to take a more in depth look when I have a bit more spare time.

12/15/2014 9:48 AM

Sebastian Leupold

www.dnnwerk.de
Joined: 3/8/2004

Posts: 46212

Re: How to use DNN tokens in custom modules ?

this blog post describes the TokenReplace engine: http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-...

Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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12/15/2014 5:10 PM

Mike Ryckman

Joined: 4/17/2011

Posts: 519

Re: How to use DNN tokens in custom modules ?

Hi Isa,

There's a fair amount out there on using the tokens, but I think they just work differently than what you're aiming to do here. Modules don't automatically get their tokens replaced, so, as Michael noted, you'd have to do that yourself in the code and then write the result somehow to the page's output. DNN's token replacement method automatically takes care of most of the "default" tokens, and then you can add any custom tokens you want pretty easily.

It's true that, to do what you're going for here, referencing the module ID is probably easiest. With that said, if you wanted to use tokens, you'd just have to do so in a manner that works with how web forms works (until DNN moves to vnext).

Hope this helps,

Mike

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