What exactly is the "as" attribute in <container> for in a layout xml?
When do I need to reference this one contrary to "name"?
<container name="sidebar.additional" as="sidebar_additional" label="Sidebar Additional"/>
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Check devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.1/frontend-dev-guide/layouts/… – Sohel Rana Jan 31 '17 at 15:13
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I already did. "An alias name that serves as identifier in the scope of the parent element.". Unfortunately this sentence is not enough for me to understand it. – alobeejay Jan 31 '17 at 15:15
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Then check -> magento.stackexchange.com/questions/781/… – Sohel Rana Jan 31 '17 at 15:54
The name attribute is unique and will serve to merge layouts together.
The as is a short way for the same block, has to be unique in context, and can serve to get the block.
For exemple (in \Magento\Framework\View\Element\AbstractBlock::getChildBlock) :
$this->getChildBlock('search_result_list');
answered Jan 31 '17 at 16:21
