created: 20230617183745774
modified: 20230617183745774
tags: [[Then Filter Run Prefix]]
title: Then Filter Run Prefix (Examples)
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki


!! Conditional Execution

The <<.op :then>> filter run prefix can be used to avoid the need for nested [[ListWidget]]s or [[Macro Definitions in WikiText]].

<$macrocall $name='wikitext-example-without-html'
src="""<$edit-text field="search" placeholder="Search title"/>

<$let searchTerm={{!!search}}>
<$list filter="[<searchTerm>minlength[3]] :then[!is[system]search:title<searchTerm>]" template="$:/core/ui/ListItemTemplate"/>
</$let>"""/>


!! Conditional (Sub)Filters

The <<.op :then>> filter run prefix can be combined with the <<.op :else>> prefix to create conditional filters. In this example, the fields used in <<.var searchSubfilter>> for searching depend on the value of [[$:/temp/searchFields]] and the sort order used by <<.var sortSubfilter>> depends on the value of [[$:/temp/searchSort]]. Checkboxes are used to set the values of these tiddlers.

<<.tip "Note that each filter run of the subfilter receives the input of the <<.olink subfilter>> operator as input">>

Since the <<.olink then>> and <<.olink else>> operators cannot call subfilters or perform additional filter steps, they cannot be used for such applications.

<$macrocall $name='wikitext-example-without-html'
src="""<$checkbox tiddler="$:/temp/searchSort"
      field="text"
      checked="chrono" unchecked="alpha" default="alpha">
  Sort chronologically (newest first)
</$checkbox><br/>
<$checkbox tiddler="$:/temp/searchFields"
      field="text"
      checked="title" unchecked="default" default="title">
  Search <<.field title>> only
</$checkbox><p/>
<$let searchSubfilter="[{$:/temp/searchFields}match[default]] :then[search[prefix]] :else[search:title[prefix]]"
      sortSubfilter="[{$:/temp/searchSort}match[chrono]] :then[!nsort[modified]] :else[sort[title]]"
      limit=10 >
  <$list filter="[all[tiddlers]!is[system]subfilter<searchSubfilter>subfilter<sortSubfilter>first<limit>]">
    <$link/> (<$text text={{{ [{!!modified}format:date[YYYY-0MM-0DD]] }}} />)<br/>
  </$list>
  <$list filter="[all[tiddlers]!is[system]subfilter<searchSubfilter>rest<limit>count[]]">
    ... and <<currentTiddler>> more.
  </$list>
</$let>"""/>