Optional argument in Drupal hook_menu implementation

Question

How can I set one of the page arguments in my drupal menu item as an optional page argument?

I have

$items['activities_list/%/%']=array(
'title callback' => 'activities_list_title',
'title arguments' =>array(1),
'description' =>'All the Indicators divided by Coutry',
'page callback' => 'activities_list',
'access arguments' => array('access ppi'),
'page arguments' => array(1,2)
);

If I call activities_list/76 for example without a third argument I will receive a page not found error. How Can I set the Third parameter as an optional one?

Thanks!

Muhammad Reda · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-18T07:22:24.223

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It's easier than you think :). Don't set any arguments in your path and just pass them to your "page callback" function.

$items['activities_list']=array(
  'title callback' => 'activities_list_title',
  'description' =>'All the Indicators divided by Coutry',
  'page callback' => 'activities_list',
  'access arguments' => array('access ppi'),
);

And the page callback function would look like this:

function activities_list($arg1, $arg2)
{
    // Your code goes here...
    drupal_set_title(activities_list_title($arg1, $arg2));
}

You can alter the page title using the following code. (Not tested, kindly let me know if it worked):

function activities_list_title($arg_1, $arg_2)
{
    $title = "";
    // Your code goes here
    return $title;
}

Hope this helps... Muhammad.

edited Jul 18 '12 at 07:22

answered Jun 19 '12 at 14:09

Muhammad Reda

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Thanks it worked. I have a problem that the title argument is no longer working. – perpetual_dream Jun 20 '12 at 07:06
Added a solution for than. Kindly try it and let me know if it worked. – Muhammad Reda Jun 20 '12 at 07:27
This will throw a warning if you don't pass any argument to the callback function. – jlcharette Nov 22 '17 at 18:38

Web Assistant · Answer 2 · 2012-06-19T09:07:11.477

I don't think you can. If you did this instead with only one wildcard:

$items['activities_list/%']=array(
  'title callback' => 'activities_list_title',
  'title arguments' =>array(1),
  'description' =>'All the Indicators divided by Coutry',
  'page callback' => 'activities_list',
  'access arguments' => array('access ppi'),
  'page arguments' => array(1,2)
);

This will then work for a URL like activities_list/foo, but if you then had a URL like activities_list/foo/bar you can still get the value of bar in the page callback as it is still passed to that function by 'page arguments' => array(1,2).

Or alternatively you can call it by using arg(2) in your page callback.

Optional argument in Drupal hook_menu implementation

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