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Output in HTML

Now you will need to check the content of the entries in the input windows for the section text and image. This check is done using the $CMS_IF(...)$ instruction again:

Image reference

For the image reference, a check determines whether the st_picture input component contains content, i.e. a section image has been selected.

$CMS_IF(!st_picture.isEmpty)$
     <img src="$CMS_REF(st_picture, resolution:"TextBildTeaser")$" 
          alt="$CMS_IF(!st_picture.media.description.isEmpty)$
              $CMS_VALUE(st_picture.media.description.convert2)$
          $CMS_END_IF$"
          align="right"/>
 $CMS_END_IF$


$CMS_IF(!st_picture.isEmpty)$	Specifies the name of the $CMS_IF(...)$ instruction used. A condition is specified in the instruction. (The reference name for the section image is "st_picture". The component is checked for Not Empty.)
$CMS_REF(st_picture, resolution:"TextBildTeaser")$	$CMS_REF(...)$ resolves a reference to an image in the Media Store. If a resolution other than the original is to be used, the resolution parameter must be specified. The parameter value is the TextBildTeaser resolution previously defined in the project properties.
alt="$CMS_IF(!st_picture.media.description.isEmpty)$ $CMS_VALUE(st_picture.media.description.convert2)$ $CMS_END_IF$"	The descriptive text for the particular image is output as alternative text, which must be defined in HTML using the alt attribute.
$CMS_END_IF$	Closes the $CMS_IF instruction

Section text

In the case of section text, the check determines whether the editor populated the st_text input component with content. If it contains content, the content is displayed, if the field is empty, nothing will be output.

	$CMS_IF(!st_text.isEmpty)$
		   $CMS_VALUE(st_text)$
	$CMS_END_IF$


$CMS_IF(!st_text.isEmpty)$	Specifies the name of the $CMS_IF(...)$ instruction used. A condition is specified in the instruction. (The reference name for the section text is "st_text". The component is checked for Not Empty.)
$CMS_VALUE(st_text)$	The $CMS_VALUE(...)$ instruction is used for output of the "st_text" input component content. The name of the variable to be referenced is entered in the parentheses.
$CMS_END_IF$	Closes the $CMS_IF instruction

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