[TYPO3-dev] Using Commas in Constant Editor Dropdown

[Elmar Hinz]

Jeff Segars wrote:

> Does anyone know if its possible to use use the comma character in a
> Constant Editor dropdown list?
> 
> In my extension, I'm defining several options with the following
> Typoscript # cat=constants.wec//k; type=options[October 22 2007=%B %d
> %Y, ...]; label = Date FormatdateFormat = %B %d %Y
> 
> I'd like change this to October 22, 2007 instead (note the comma), but
> thats where my problems come in :)
> 
> In t3lib_tsparser_ext->ext_getTypeData(), its hardcoded to expect the
> comma as a separator between options.  I tried using an HTML entity
> for the comma instead, but semicolons are also used as separators so
> that doesn't work.
> 
> Any suggestions on how to get around either of these limitations or
> should I give up on getting a comma into my Constant Editor
> definitions?
> 
> Thanks!
> Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I don't have a solution for you. If commas and semicolon are used to
separate the fields, I don't know a workaround.

Let's ask for the clean way. Commas and semicolons point into the direction
of CSV data with escaping options for the separtors. I conclude that CSV
like escaping would belong into the method
t3lib_tsparser_ext->ext_getTypeData() to remove that limitations. 

Patching? XCLASS? 

Regards

Elmar