If page_content() != '' echo ... possible? (conditional by content)

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If page_content() != '' echo ... possible? (conditional by content) - ChriS - 2012-02-29

I'm searching again for a php code to use in a template file.
I want to check if the content is empty (no content).
Example:

Code:
<?php if (page_content() != '') { ?>

        <section class="cssborder and more">

            <?php get_page_content(); ?>

        </section>    

<?php } ?>

Have tried "get_page_content()", "return_page_content()" and "page_content()" and "getPageContent()".
Thank you for helping again...

EDIT: I think I got it: "returnPageContent(return_page_slug())" is doing the job in v3.1. Maybe it would be helpful to add all the return outputs (if they are short/simple) for the main Template Tags in the Wiki?

If page_content() != '' echo ... possible? (conditional by content) - mikeh - 2012-02-29

Add the below function to admin/inc/theme_functions.php or theme/yourtheme/functions.php.
It does not matter which one you add it too.

Code:
function return_page_content() {

    global $content;

    exec_action('content-top');

    $content = strip_decode($content);

    $content = exec_filter('content',$content);

    return $content;

        /* un-comment below if you replace the get_page_content() function in your template files */

    //exec_action('content-bottom');

}

Then you can use it to return the content instead of echo it.

Or

You can do the below in your template files:

Code:
<?php 

    global $content; 

    if($content != '')

    {

        get_page_content();

    }

 ?>

If page_content() != '' echo ... possible? (conditional by content) - ChriS - 2012-02-29

Thank you mikeh! Until now I have no functions.php and prefer to continue with template.php only. But it is nice to have your code here in case I need to use functions.php.

If page_content() != '' echo ... possible? (conditional by content) - mikeh - 2012-02-29

ChriS Wrote:Thank you mikeh! Until now I have no functions.php and prefer to continue with template.php only. But it is nice to have your code here in case I need to use functions.php.

I revised my post. You do not have to use that function if you do not want to. You can stay within your template file.

If page_content() != '' echo ... possible? (conditional by content) - ChriS - 2012-03-01

Thanks for the new piece of code. I have edited my first post at the same time as your first post here. I mean I'm using

Code:
<?php if (returnPageContent(return_page_slug()) != '') { ?>

        <div class="style">

        <?php get_page_content(); ?>

        </div>

<?php } ?>

Does this code have some disadvantage in comparison to yours (I need to output the styling div)?