Call getData inside widget block class

Question

Is it possible to call getdata() from inside the block class like this? Because as it is now, i get no data from getdata().

 class Index extends Template implements BlockInterface
{
protected $_template = "";
public function __construct(Template\Context $context, array $data = [])
{
 parent::__construct($context, $data); 
 
 if($this->getData('template_layout') == "LPS" )
 {
 $this->_template = "widget/Image_left.phtml"; 
 
 }else if($this->getData('template_layout') == "RPS")
 {
 $this->_template = "widget/Image_right.phtml";
 }
 else if($this->getData('template_layout') == "RPWS")
 {
 $this->_template = "widget/Image_right_No_Space.phtml";
 }
 else if($this->getData('template_layout') == "LPWS")
 {
 $this->_template = "widget/Image_right_No_Space.phtml";
 }else{
 $this->_template = "widget/Image_right.phtml";
 
 }
 }
 
}

Answer 1

$this->getData('test') is only a shortcut for $this->test So if your getData returns null it's because your this object do not have the property you are looking for I guess.

May be you can provide more context. Also with this kind of condition consider using a switch case :)

• Driton: I just want to get the value of template_layout, so i can switch between templates. I get the value from my widget.xml. Everything works, but the only thing i cant seem to do is to access the "template_layout" to get the value
• Clong: Have you considered using $this->getLayout() ?