[Zope-CMF] Accessing the "context"

[Andrew Sawyers]

Charlie Clark wrote:
>
> Am 30.10.2007 um 16:53 schrieb Wichert Akkerman:
>
>> getattr(context, 'my_da_or_what_ever', None) works a bit better.
>>
>>> Doesn't that only work within a PythonScript? I need access from
>>> within a content type, ie. real Python code?
>>
>> It's called acquisition and it works everywhere. Try it.
>
> Yes, but the context isn't available everywhere. How do I get hold of 
> that?
>
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If it's in a content type's class, why not:
id = getattr(self, 'da_id', None)
Just using self as the context should be fine.
-- that of course presumes that the type is wrapped properly when you 
call that within your method.

Andrew