global $current_view; 
print $current_view;

the above code does not work for me. i have tested it with all the template files (node.tpl, page.tpl, etc.) i am using drupal 6.12 and views 6.x-2.5, has something changed drastically here? it used to work with previous versions of drupal, though. i want to create custom template files based on view. (specifically, page/block as per view name.)

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dawehner’s picture

dawehner
Primary language German
commented
Priority: Critical » Normal

this was in drupal5

you should use now

<?php
$view = views_get_current_view();
?>

but just print $view will not work

mesh’s picture

mesh commented

thanks dereine,

it returns a views object. how do i extract the display being used currently? (page, block etc?)

mesh’s picture

mesh commented

dereine,

$view->current_display does it, right? but again, it gives me names like page_1, block_1 etc. instead of the display name itself.. any suggestion?

merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented
Status: Active » Fixed

$view->display[] contains the entire displays by key. $view->display_handler contains the object controlling the display.

mesh’s picture

mesh commented

thank you merlinofchaos,
but you confused me further. yes, the display handler contains the object controlling the display. upon print_r it shows a complete list of all displays for that view. i want to find out which display of all those (page, block etc) is deployed currently. this will help switching the template code accordingly. this is what i figured out - 

$view = views_get_current_view(); 
$current_view_name = $view->name;

returns name of the current view and,

$view = views_get_current_view(); 
$current_view_display = $view->current_display;

returns the display being used.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

knalstaaf’s picture

knalstaaf commented

In order to see the actual name you have to add the print-rule (if that's your question):

<?php
	$view = views_get_current_view();
	$current_view_name = $view->name;
	
	print $current_view_name;
?>

It only works when it's being used in the Views template-file.