I have one general {{>yield}} for iron-router in a layout file which renders my pages, which are templates.
In one of my pages, I have a side menu and according to the selection in this menu, I want to load different templates related to this page in this page.
How can I achieve this?
I have done a similar thing using iron-router's layout template
option. Say I want to create a home view with multiple views/templates inside of this home view that will change. First I would declare my route:
Router.map(function () {
this.route('home', {
path: '/',
template: 'myHomeTemplate',
layoutTemplate: 'layout',
yieldTemplates: {
'myAsideTemplate': {to: 'aside'},
'myFooter': {to: 'footer'}
}
});
});
Where the html for the layout template would look like:
<template name="layout">
<aside>
{{> yield region='aside'}}
</aside>
<div>
{{> yield}}
</div>
<footer>
{{> yield region='footer'}}
</footer>
</template>
So that the templates specified in the yields aside
and footer
get rendered in the specified spot. For your case you can specify a sidemenu
yield.
No that you have the basic layout and idea you can define another route. Say we call it differentHome
.
Router.map(function () {
this.route('differentHome', {
path: '/differentHome',
template: 'myHomeTemplate',
layoutTemplate: 'layout',
yieldTemplates: {
'myDifferentAsideTemplate': {to: 'aside'},
'myDifferentFooter': {to: 'footer'}
}
});
});
Notice on this route declaration I am changing the yield templates, but I am not changing the basic template that will be rendered in the main yield. Now on an event you can re-route which will change the two different yields templates:
Router.go("differentHome");
Or you can use html to route, say with a link.
EDIT (Haphazard Solution):
Use Session Variable To Dictate Side Menu choice.
HTML:
<template name="main">
......
<div class="sideMenu">
{{#if sideMenu1}}
{{> side1Template}}
{{/if}}
{{#if sideMenu2}}
{{> side2Template}}
{{/if}}
</div>
</template>
JS:
Template.main.helpers({
sideMenu1 : function () {
return Session.equals("sideMenuChoice", "sideMenu1")
},
sideMenu2 : function () {
return Session.equals("sideMenuChoice", "sideMenu2")
}
});
Now on an event set the Session to what ever sideMenuChoice.