link

Properties

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active

boolean

Returns true if the link is active. Returns false if not.

A link is considered to be active if the current URL path matches, or contains, the link's url. For example, if the current URL path is /blog/potion-notions/new-potions-for-spring, then the following link URLs would be considered active:

• /blog/potion-notions/new-potions-for-spring
• /blog/potion-notions

Tip

The link.active property is useful for menu designs that highlight when top-level navigation categories are being viewed. For example, if a customer is viewing an article from the "Potion notions" blog, then the "Potion notions" link is highlighted in the menu.

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child_active

boolean

Returns true if a link's child link is active. Returns false if not.

A link is considered to be active if the current URL path matches, or contains, the URL of the link.

For example, if the current URL path is /blog/potion-notions/new-potions-for-spring, then the following link URLs would be considered active:

• /blog/potion-notions/new-potions-for-spring
• /blog/potion-notions

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child_current

boolean

Returns true if current URL path matches a link's child link URL. Returns false if not.

Note

URL parameters are ignored when determining a match.

Product URLs within the context of a collection and standard product URLs are treated the same.

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current

boolean

Returns true if the current URL path matches the URL of the link. Returns false if not.

Note

URL parameters are ignored when determining a match.

Product URLs within the context of a collection are treated as equal to a standard product URL for the same product.

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handle

string

The handle of the link.

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levels

number

The number of nested levels under the link.

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links

array of link

The child links of the link.

Example

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{% for link in linklists.main-menu.links -%}

{% if link.links.size > 0 -%}

- {{ link.title }} ({{ link.links.size }} children)<br>

{%- else -%}

- {{ link.title }}<br>

{%- endif %}

{%- endfor %}

{% for link in linklists.main-menu.links -%} {% if link.links.size > 0 -%} - {{ link.title }} ({{ link.links.size }} children)<br> {%- else -%} - {{ link.title }}<br> {%- endif %} {%- endfor %}{ "linklists": { "main-menu": { "links": [ "LinkDrop", "LinkDrop", "LinkDrop" ] } } }

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- Home<br>

- Catalog (2 children)<br>

- Contact<br>

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object

The object associated with the link.

The object can be one of the following:

• article
• blog
• collection
• metaobject
• page
• policy
• product

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title

string

The title of the link.

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type

string from a set of values

The type of the link.

Possible values	Description
article_link	The link points to an article.
blog_link	The link points to an blog.
catalog_link	The link points to the catalog page.
collection_link	The link points to a collection.
collections_link	The link points to the collection list page.
customer_account_page_link	The link points to a customer account page.
frontpage_link	The link points to the home page.
http_link	The link points to an external web page, or a product type or vendor collection.
metaobject_link	The link points to a metaobject page.
page_link	The link points to a page.
policy_link	The link points to a policy page.
product_link	The link points to a product page.
search_link	The link points to the search page.

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url

string

The URL of the link.