if condition help

I hope it's not against terms to ask for help with basic coding, but it does pertain to links

If it's not, feel welcome to delete it....


Just need a quick hand with a condition statement...

I'm trying to use two different ad codes depending on if the member is male or female.

I created a profile field for Man / Woman.

I currently have:

Code:

<if condition="$post['field7'] == 'Man'">
<--code here for male members-->
</if>

<if condition="$post['field7'] == 'Woman'">
<--code here for female members-->

</if>

I know the problem is with the condition code, and I also know I can't use (or at least, I don't know how to if I can?) is_member_of as that is for member groups, not profile fields.

Any help, muchly appreciated.

ETA: I mean, I know the above code works on the postbit and checks whether the member who posted is male or female... what I need it to do though, is check the reader's membership to field7 - whether they are male or female, and display ads according to the sex of the view - not the poster.

In addition, I will be adding a condition based on the forumID. So for example, a man viewing a thread under the 'fathers forum' (say, ID=10) will see ads for (e.g.) "dads rights, thinning hair help, muscle building" while a woman would see ads similar, but based more towards their sex (e.g.) "safe sex, moms clubs, etc." - however, if a man viewed a different forum, e.g. 'health' , he'd see items relating to mens health - while women viewing the health forum would see ads directed towards women's health... long winded, but you get the idea I hope.

What page is that for? That should work on the postbit template, and probably the showthread page, other then that, you would need a new query.

I think you can use

Code:

<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['field7'] == 'Man'">
<--code here for male members-->
</if>


<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['field7'] == 'Woman'">
<--code here for female members-->
</if>

Michael, I'm trying to figure that code to work as a seperate template - so it can be used in other locations, such as showthread or even FAQ. It'll be wrapped into pages using vbadvanced.
Arkidas, that worked a treat (at least the minor test I've done works) thank you!

If you want it to be global, then use what Arkidas suggested.

Nice one, thanks

I do it this way for my sidebar:

<if condition="(in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13)) AND $vbulletin->userinfo[field18] <> 'No') OR !in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13))">

Note that there are no ticks around [field18].

Chris, thanks for the tip - but it's wayyyyy over my head!?!

It says, if the user viewing is in usergroups 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, and their option for field18 does not equal no, OR if they are not in 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, it will show it.

So the layman's translation is:
It shows to everyone, except usergroups 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13 who have selected anything other than 'No'?

Yes, exactly.

Super. I have a very (very, very) basic understanding of this, but it's rather like a child's matchstick drawing of a 'sunny day at the park with daddy' vs michelangelo art exhibit.

To be honest, it was more the 'in_array' that knocked my senses more then gist of the conditions themselves.

Personally I would rather use is_member_of then the $bbuserinfo, as it includes the secondary usergroups as well.

Code:

<if condition="(is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13) AND $vbulletin->userinfo[field18] <> 'No') OR !is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13)">