In this article, we will study $node object that is available in node.tpl.php template. When we are done, we can use the object to adjust the node design.

Solution:

You can view the node content with the standard PHP functions (insert the following code to node.tpl.php file first: print_r($node)

$node has the following variables

• body – the node content
• changed – date of the last changes in Unix-format
• comment – if comments are enabled. Three values are allowed.
• comment_count – the number of comments .
• created – the date of creating in Unix-format (string(10) “1198024338”)
• data – was set to NULL
• files – perhaps, attached files.
• format – number of input format starting from 1.
• last_comment_name – name of the last commentator
• last_comment_timestamp – date when the last comment is left in Unix format.
• log – don’t know what is this, It was empty.
• moderate – moderation flag. Equal null if the node doesn’t require moderation.
• name – name of the author
• nid – number of the node
• path – relative synonym of the path (“content/turpis-premo-inhibeo-abico-luctus”)
• picture – user picture.
• promote – “In the home page”=1, otherwise =0
• revision_timestamp – date of the version in Unix-format
• status – if it is published = 1, otherwise =0
• sticky – over the rest of the nodes =1, otherwise =0
• taxonomy – node parents. I.e. taxonomy parents.
• teaser – the teaser
• title – node title
• type – type of the node
• uid – author’s ID
• vid – version id. Doesn’t always match with nid.

Additional modules

The additional modules can add their variables to the object. These are such modules:

• CCK – every added field will be a set of parameters.
• Nodeteaser – adds $node->nodeteaser, which is TRUE or FALSE, and the teaser is located in $node->teaser.

Good luck!