[TYPO3-dev] Extending extension plugin with XCLASS

[Jan-Philipp Halle]

I had the same problem extending a SUB class of direct_mail.
The method I wanted to rewrite was in the class which was
included by the MAIN class.

Solution:
XCLASS-extend both - the SUB class AND the MAIN class. In the
MAIN class I replaced all functions which initiate the SUB class
to rewrite the "makeInstance" calls:

SUB class: dmailer -> XCLASS of SUB class: ux_dmailer

MAIN class: t3lib_div::makeInstance('dmailer') ->
XCLASS of MAIN class: t3lib_div::makeInstance('ux_dmailer')

Hope this helps
Jan-Philipp


Ryan Hayle schrieb:
> Peter Russ wrote:
>> Hi Ryan,
>>
>> is "...I've defined  the new file in my ext_localconf.php..." similar to
>>
>> "The next thing is to configure TYPO3 to include this class file as 
>> well after the original file tslib/class.tslib_content.php:
> 
> Yes, this is exactly what I meant. :)  I have been following the 
> core_api docs you mentioned to do this.
> 
> And indeed, the extension class -file- is included.  The class is just 
> never instantiated because, as far as I can tell, the class name for the 
> plugin is inserted -explicitly- into the typoscript in addPItoST43().  I 
> would somehow have to specify the name of my extended class I think?
> 
> I could add to my ext_localconf.php something like this:
> 
> t3lib_extMgm::addPItoST43($_EXTKEY,'controller/class.ux_cal_controller.php','_controller','list_type',1); 
> 
> 
> But then this would conflict with the base extension call that included 
> tx_cal_controller.
> 
> Is there no way to do what I am attempting?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryan