Apache Cookbook, 2nd Edition

12.7. Allowing the Client to Specify the Formatting

Problem

You want to allow the end user to specify how the list will be formatted.

Solution

The user may specify which of the formatting options she wishes to use by adding an F argument to the query string.

To specify a plain bulleted list:

http://www.example.com/icons/?F=0

To specify a formatted list:

http://www.example.com/icons/?F=1

To specify a list arranged in an HTML table:

http://www.example.com/icons/?F=2

Discussion

Unless IndexOptions IgnoreClient is in effect, the end user may apply a number of layout customizations by adding query string arguments. The F argument controls the formatting of the list.

See Also

• Complete User Control of Output