{"id":1564,"date":"2012-07-11T18:14:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T18:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/07\/11\/showrightcolumn\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:39:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:39:30","slug":"showrightcolumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/showrightcolumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Joomla 2.5 Templates – $showRightColumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we continue to review the code in the Beez2 template, we come across the following code:<\/p>\n

\/\/ check modules
\n$showRightColumn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = ($this->countModules(\u2018position-3\u2019) or $this->countModules(\u2018position-6\u2019) or $this->countModules(\u2018position-8\u2019));<\/p>\n

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  1. Based upon the name of the variable, showRightColumn<\/strong>, it appears the template is trying to figure out whether or not to show the right column of the template.<\/li>\n
  2. Based upon the function called, countModules<\/strong>, it would appear that showRightColumn is going to be the value of how many modules are shown in each of the listed positions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Before testing further, we will assume that if neither position-3, position-6, or position-8 have any modules being loaded, then showRightColumn will have a value of 0. Because it has a value of 0, the template would not show the right column.<\/p>\n

    What is the value of $showRightColumn?<\/h2>\n

    At this point in our testing, we have:<\/p>\n