How to set $task in new menu items

[uweD]

OK,
and another question more or less in the same direction:

I try to add a link to he main menu using the add menu item dialog. This link supposed to point to the create view of of my component xyz. The problem that I have that this link does say anything about the task my component is supposed to get onto.

example:
The link that looks like that:
index.php?option=com_xyz&view=xyzCreateLandingPage&layout=createLandingpage
what I expexted to see is
inex.php?option=com_xyz&view=xyzCreateLandingPage&layout=createLandingpage&task=createobject

Anyone any idea?

Thanks,
Uwe

[doctorD]

OK,
and another question more or less in the same direction:

I try to add a link to he main menu using the add menu item dialog. This link supposed to point to the create view of of my component xyz. The problem that I have that this link does say anything about the task my component is supposed to get onto.

example:
The link that looks like that:
index.php?option=com_xyz&view=xyzCreateLandingPage&layout=createLandingpage
what I expexted to see is
inex.php?option=com_xyz&view=xyzCreateLandingPage&layout=createLandingpage&task=createobject

Anyone any idea?

Thanks,
Uwe

In your XML file for your component, create a parameters section and include tabs for your parameters. You can then access this using J Menu get instance.

Sample XML file

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install type="component" version="1.5.0">
	<name>Title</name>
	<author>auhtor</author>
	<creationDate>date</creationDate>
	<copyright>copyright</copyright>
	<license>link to license</license>
	<authorEmail>email</authorEmail>
	<authorUrl>website</authorUrl>
	<version>version</version>
	<description>description</description>
	<params>
		<param name="task" type="text" default="0" label="Task link" description="task to perform">
		</param>
	</params>
</install>

Sample code to get parameter:

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	$menu =& JMenu::getInstance();
	$item = $menu->getActive();
	$params =& $menu->getParams($item->id);
	$linksection = $params->get('task',1);

Hope that helps

[uweD]

Sorry for reacting so late, and thanks for your help,

I simply missed that posts 

Uwe