How to retrieve variable from CMS page

Question

If I have the following code in a CMS page to call a template:

{{block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template" name="gifts" template="Magento_Theme::html/gifts.phtml" product_id="68"}}'

How would I then retrieve the product ID in the phtml file?

I've tried:

$product = $this->getData('product_id');

But it returns empty, what is the correct way to retrieve this variable in Magento 2?

Raphael at Digital Pianism · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-03 10:43:48Z

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It's because you're using Magento 1 syntax via $this. In Magento 2 you should use $block

You can get the data by calling:

$product = $block->getData('product_id');

Or

$product = $block->getProductId();

answered Nov 3, 2016 at 10:43

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Thanks for the quick answer, is there anything else I need to do, as both are empty.
– Aravona
Nov 3, 2016 at 10:46
@Aravona no that's definitely the only thing you need to do. Flush the cache and remove var/generation
– Raphael at Digital Pianism
Nov 3, 2016 at 10:49
Caching isn't turned on, as this is a development version of the website. Is there anything I need to do to initiate $block?
– Aravona
Nov 3, 2016 at 10:50
you need not to define block because Magento replace $this with $block , So now you can use $block in template file.
– Ronak Chauhan
Nov 3, 2016 at 11:31
Finally got it working.... now it's just the rest of the code that's broken! :)
– Aravona
Nov 3, 2016 at 12:15

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