Defining custom variables

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I have different pages that will use the same search form, but sorted differently using different custom variables. How do I achieve this without copy pasting the search form code multiple times between if-else? I will be using .RelPermalink to distinguish the variables to use, e.g

{{- if eq .RelPermalink "/search/"}}
{{- $pages := where site.RegularPages "Type" "post"}}
{{- else if eq .RelPermalink "/search/news/"}}
{{- $pages := where site.Pages "Section" "news"}}
{{- end }}

search form HTML code goes here

(This example does not work since Hugo throws an error that $pages is not defined)

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if creates a scope. Your $pages variable is going out of scope right after you create it.

Do it this way to define $pages outside the conditional.

{{- $pages := slice -}}
{{- if eq .RelPermalink "/search/"}}
{{- $pages = where site.RegularPages "Type" "post"}}
{{- else if eq .RelPermalink "/search/news/"}}
{{- $pages = where site.Pages "Section" "news"}}
{{- end }}
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Thanks! This makes the code tidier.

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