Route data to the Addon's Input - string instead of id

rozza

Hello 👋

Is there a way to pass a string value as input to an addon?

A static string works, but I want to pass a dynamic text value, the add on route dropdown defaults to only integer / id type.

I realise an ID would be better / quicker, but what I'm trying will do the job easily.

Thanks for any insight 😀

arturosanz

One way to pass a dynamic text value into a static string is by using the sprintf filter. Just insert %s in the static text and apply the sprintf filter to it, so you can replace %s with any variable value (converted to text first, of course).

rozza

@arturosanz Thanks for your input. A neat suggestion.
I was trying to addon to an aggregated query, which forces the need for a number value to be passed.

Thank you!