Partial add additional variable

[AucT]

Hello. Hugo is great, but I think it’s horrible documentation for passing variables make it hard to use for newbies liek me.

I have partial
“grid-single.html”

In homepage I use

 {{ $pages := where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "items" }}
 {{ $pages = $pages | first 3 }}
 {{ range $pages }}
 {{ partial "grid-single.html" . }}
 {{ end }}

but I want to pass also color. For example $color = “blue”, so my grid will be blue, etc.

Also inside grid-single. I want $color = %color passed% but by default black (if not passed)

Please halp

[chrillek]

Use a dict instead of dot

{{ partial "grid" (dict "color" "blue" "context" .) }}

and access it in your partial

{{ $color := .color }}
{{ $context := .context }}

Use $context instead of dot in your partial then. And read up about dot and context. There are other, better sources than the documentation.

[AucT]

I used other method useing sctach.set, scratch.get and scratch.delete, but thanks

[chrillek]

While that’s possible, it’s awkward and not how partials are parametrized usually.

[AucT]

for basic partials it is good, but when all your partials assume they have context in . it is weird to have one partial in one style, other - in other

besides my skills are very low and for that partial it didn’t work

[chrillek]

not all partials are created equal. But suit yourself.

[jmooring]

@AucT

I think it’s horrible documentation for passing variables

I’m sorry you think it is horrible. This page…

https://gohugo.io/functions/partials/include/

… includes 4 examples of passing values:

1. Passing a slice
2. Passing a page
3. Passing nothing
4. Passing a map

I’m not sure how to make it any clearer.

[chrillek]

One additional example adding dot to a dict might be beneficial.

[jmooring]

Updated.