/**
* Prepare the rendering.
*
* @return ItemList
*/
public function prepare()
{
if ($this->objItems) {
return $this;
}
// Create an empty filter object if not done before.
if (!$this->objFilter) {
$this->objFilter = $this->objMetaModel->getEmptyFilter();
}
if ($this->objFilterSettings) {
$this->objFilterSettings->addRules($this->objFilter, $this->arrParam);
}
$this->modifyFilter();
$intTotal = $this->objMetaModel->getCount($this->objFilter);
$calculator = $this->paginationLimitCalculator;
$calculator->setTotalAmount($intTotal);
$curPage = (int) \Input::get('page');
if ($curPage > 1) {
$calculator->setCurrentPage($curPage);
}
$this->objTemplate->total = $intTotal;
$this->objItems = $this->objMetaModel->findByFilter($this->objFilter, $this->strSortBy, $calculator->getCalculatedOffset(), $calculator->getCalculatedLimit(), $this->strSortDirection, $this->getAttributeNames());
return $this;
}
