I am trying to display the map in a block on sidebar. Here is function that i have been playing with to do this job.

gmap_cck_field_formatter($field, $item, $formatter, $node)

$item: I pass that value stored for gmap_cck type field on the node
$formatter: I don't pass anything. it seems to take 'default'
$node: I pass $node
$field: This seems to have complete definition of that gmap_cck type field. And i don't know how to get this field definition. WHAT DO I NEED TO PASS FOR THIS PARAMETER?

Is there a better way to display the map in a block for the node?

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ray007 commented

I haven't displayed a block in a sidebar, but I remember having seen a module "node as block" or something like that, maybe that could help.

That said, you shouldn't call gmap_cck_field_formatter() directly, but rather content_format() instead.
In order to work you can pass the fieldname of the gmap_cck field (i.e. 'field_myfield') as first parameter to content_format().

If you succeed please post here how you did it.

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zigma commented

Thank you ray,

I tried that. It seems the function is not able to get widget related info. It just throws text instead of rendering the map.

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zigma commented

Seems like content_format does make right call. However gmap_cck_field_formatter
is not doing the job.

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zigma commented
Category: support » bug

Now i find something weird.

when i directly call function gmap_cck_field_formatter passing field name (which is field_my_loc_map) for $field. It displays the map.

print gmap_cck_field_formatter('field_my_loc_map', $node->field_my_loc_map[0], '', $node);

But the above call throws two warnings-
####################
warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in d:\apache group\Apache\~ ~ ~\modules\gmap_addons\gmap_cck.module on line 518.

warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in d:\apache group\Apache\~ ~ ~\modules\gmap_addons\gmap_cck.module on line 279
####################

Here is what i find at those 2 lines--
Line #518: foreach ($nrf as $delta => $item) {
Line #279: $map = array_merge(gmap_defaults(), $field, $m);

When i build array for field and call gmap_cck_field_formatter like-

$field = content_fields('field_my_loc_map');
print gmap_cck_field_formatter($field, $node->field_my_loc_map[0], '', $node);

It does not display that warning. But it does not display the map as well.

Calling content_format() does exactly that. It passes an array for $field. Therefore it does not throw any warning but it does not display map as well.

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ray007 commented

1. don't use gmap_cck_field_formatter() directly, use content_format() instead
2. don't pass an empty string as 3rd parameter (formatter), use 'default' instead

for the warning insert the following code in line 516 (after $fname = ...):

if (!isset($node->$fname) || !count($node->$fname)) return;

I'll do a new release a bit later.

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zigma commented

ray,

thank you for quick help.

When i use content_format(), i don't get any warning with or without that statement to be inserted at #516.
print content_format('field_test_location_map', $node->field_my_loc_map[0], 'default', $node);
However it does not display any map. I can see that field on page source though. So it seems all the formatting are not done properly.

When i use the following call.
print content_format('field_test_location_map', $node->field_my_loc_map[0], 'default', $node);
a) it displays the map
b) with that statement at line#516, one of the warning is gone. However one of them referring to line#279 is still there

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ray007 commented

If the warning in line 279 is still there, then your first parameter to content_format() seems to be wrong. Looking at your example, I'd expect the line to look like this:

echo content_format('field_my_loc_map', $node->field_my_loc_map[0], 'default', $node);

And a small correction of my last statement: the value of the formatter argument (parameter 3) currently doesn't matter. But it's still a good idea to not pass it empty ;-)

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zigma commented
>>>then your first parameter to content_format() seems to be wrong

I tried creating a new field to test it. that's why you found different field name in my last message.

I still observe the same behavior-

1) with content_format()
a) no warning
b) map does not show up even though i can see it takes some blank space on screen

2) with gmap_cck_field_formatter()
a) throws warning at line#279
b) map shows up

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ray007 commented

If you use gmap_cck_field_formatter() directly, you cannot use the fieldname as first paramter.

What's the result of $field = content_fields('field_my_loc_map');?
Because if you don't get a valid field configuration array here, the whole thing cannot work.

That would also explain the call to content_format() not working - the content module cannot find the field definition you're asking it for.

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zigma commented

ok. here is what i find in html source. this seems to be related to calls to theming function-

This one has been generated using content_format, that does not display-

<div id="gmap-gmap_33_field_test_location_map-gmap1" style="width: 260px; height: 200px;" class="gmap-control gmap-gmapgmap gmap-map gmap-gmap_33_field_test_location_map-gmap"></div>

<script type="text/javascript">Drupal.extend({ settings: { "gmap": { "gmap_33_field_test_location_map": { "width": "260px", "height": "200px", "zoom": 14, "controltype": "Small", "align": "None", "maptype": "Map", "line_colors": [ "#00cc00", "#ff0000", "#0000ff" ], "behavior": { "locpick": false, "nodrag": 0, "nokeyboard": 1, "nomousezoom": 0, "autozoom": 0, "dynmarkers": 0, "overview": 1, "notype": 0, "collapsehack": 1 }, "markermode": "0", "field_name": "field_test_location_map", "type": "gmap_cck", "required": "0", "multiple": "0", "db_storage": "0", "alignment": "Right", "gpx": null, "gpx_src": null, "marker_noderef": "", "widget": { "label": "test_location_map" }, "type_name": "mytesttype", "id": "gmap_33_field_test_location_map", "querypath": "http://myserver/map/query", "longitude": "-88.10149", "latitude": "41.693761" } } } });</script>

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And this one has been generated using gmap_cck_field_formatter() and the map shows up in this case-

<div id="gmap-gmap_33_f-gmap0" style="width: 300px; height: 200px;" class="gmap-control gmap-gmapgmap gmap-map gmap-gmap_33_f-gmap"></div>

<script type="text/javascript">Drupal.extend({ settings: { "gmap": { "gmap_33_f": { "width": "300px", "height": "200px", "zoom": 14, "controltype": "Small", "align": "None", "maptype": "Map", "line_colors": [ "#00cc00", "#ff0000", "#0000ff" ], "behavior": { "locpick": false, "nodrag": 0, "nokeyboard": 1, "nomousezoom": 0, "autozoom": 0, "dynmarkers": 0, "overview": 1, "notype": 0, "collapsehack": 1 }, "markermode": "0", "id": "gmap_33_f", "querypath": "http://myserver/map/query", "longitude": "-88.10149", "latitude": "41.693761" } } } });</script>

This one seem to ignore custom size defined for the field. Instead it takes default size information and probably other properties as well from gmap module.

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zigma commented

result of $field = content_fields('field_test_location_map');

Array ( [field_name] => field_test_location_map [type] => gmap_cck [required] => 0 [multiple] => 0 [db_storage] => 0 [maptype] => Map [controltype] => Small [width] => 260px [height] => 200px [alignment] => Right [zoom] => 14 [latlong] => 41.693761,-88.10149 [gpx] => [gpx_src] => [marker_noderef] => [widget] => Array ( [label] => test_location_map ) [type_name] => mytesttype )
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zigma commented

ray,

Let me know if you would like me to try out few things.

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ray007 commented

Try to use http://drupal.org/project/nodeasblock
Can't do debugging custom code here, that does not work.