Call structure field item before foreach loop

Kirby 3
1

Hey,

I have a structure field with dates.
Plus some if statements. Expired dates are not displayed.
I would like to hide the complete container if no dates has been entered or all dates are in the past.

<div>
  <?php $items = $page->freie_zeiten()->toStructure();
  foreach ($items as $item): ?>
    <?php $today = mktime(0, 0, 0, date("m"), date("d"), date("Y"));
    if($item->bis()->toDate() > $today): ?>
      <div>
        <?php $today_von = mktime(0, 0, 0, date("m"), date("d"), date("Y"));
        if($item->von()->toDate() >  $today_von): ?>
          <?= $item->von()->toDate('d.m.Y') ?> -
        <?php else: ?>
          bis
        <?php endif ?> 
        <?= $item->bis()->toDate('d.m.Y') ?>
      </div>
    <?php endif ?>
  <?php endforeach ?>
</div>

I think I would have to call the single item before the foreach loop.
But I failed.

That was an idea:

<?php 
$items  = $page->freie_zeiten()->toStructure();
$item = ????
...
if($item->count() < 1):
?> 
  <div>
    ...
    foreach  loop
    ...
  </div>
<?php endif ?>

Thank you for your help.

3

What I’d do is filter the structure items by date, no need for if statements on the item itself. Then check if the resulting structure collection isNotEmpty().

4

you can filter the structure before displaying it

$items = $page->freie_zeiten()->toStructure();
$items = $items->filter(...); // add your date check
if ($items->count() > 0): // show them
5

@texnixe and @bnomei
Great thank you. Works as it should! :+1: