Dispatch Reference Guide: Display Tags: <dpStory>: Testing the Length of Story

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Testing the Length of Story

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You can test the length of a story in order to decide whether to display additional ads or suggested links on the side. This can be easily achieved with <dpLength>.

T A G C O D E:
Set a variable that contains the length of the story in characters, so you can use this value in conditional tests throughout your template. <dpVar characterCount="<dpLength unit="c"><dpStory></dpLength>"> Then add your tests where needed. <dpIf <dpVar characterCount> gt 1500> # display side ads </dpIf> or <dpIf <dpVar characterCount> gt 1500> # display side ads <dpElseIf <dpVar characterCount> gt 2000> # display side ads and suggested links </dpIf> Another example, might be testing the number of paragraphs for image placement. This is just a variation on the code above. <dpVar paraCount="<dpLength unit="p"><dpStory></dpLength>"> <dpIf <dpVar paraCount> gt 3> <dpC>Start Images lower on the page</dpC> <dpStory images="on" imageStart="2p" imageAlign="right"> <dpElse> <dpStory images="on" imageAlign="right"> </dpIf>
See also: <dpComment>, <dpIf>, <dpLength>, <dpVar>

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