Associate

Allows subtag data to be saved with a base tag.

Component Signature

<bx:Associate baseTag=[string]
dataCollection=[string] />

Attributes

Atrribute	Type	Required	Description	Default
baseTag	string	true	The base tag to associate the data with
dataCollection	string	false	The collection of data to associate with the base tag	AssocAttribs

Examples

Associate data with a parent custom tag

Passes attribute data from a child tag to its parent custom tag.

<!--- Parent custom tag: mymenu.bx --->
<bx:mymenu>
    <bx:menuitem label="Home" href="/">
    <bx:menuitem label="About" href="/about">
</bx:mymenu>

<!--- Inside mymenu.bx, the associate data is available --->
<bx:loop array="#attributes.assocAttribs#" index="item">
    <a href="#item.href#">#item.label#</a>
</bx:loop>

Use a custom data collection name

<bx:parenttag>
    <bx:childtag>
        <bx:associate baseTag="parenttag" dataCollection="items">
    </bx:childtag>
</bx:parenttag>