How do I display dynamic field values in a template?

Question

I am making a module, each time user make content type and add fields to it, all its field values get rendered into static template dynamically.

For this, I am using noad_load_multiple() to get all node values of selected content type and using hook_theme(), displaying it in a static template page.

$compfields = [node_load_multiple][2](array(), array('type' => $node_type));

return theme('component_fields',array('compfields' => $compfields));

In the template file, I am using the following code, looping over $compfields.

print '<p>' . $value->body['und']['0']['value'] . '</p>';

I know my content type has a body field which is rendered with print '<p>' . $value->body['und']['0']['value'] . '</p>';.

How can I render the additional fields added to a content type without knowing their field type?

Answer 1

You could run a 'foreach' on the items in the list. Added fields will be named 'field_ ...' which is easy to check. The fields come with their own render functions, also available in the field object code. Although i think drupal_render() will handle it correctly anyway.

A first step could be to use dsm($compfields) to identify the field structure and then use it. (dsm is part of the devel module and displays structures in nicely readable format)