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