I'm trying to create a link in my template to link to a particular page in the site tree.

I've tried using LinkToID to link a page in the sitetree that has the id of 10 but have been unable to figure how this or if this is the correct method:

<a href="$LinkToID.10">Link</a>

How can i add a link in a template that links to a page in site tree? Is $LinkToID the correct method?

Hi Hammy, this may not be the best or most elegant way to do it, but after hacking at it for a while, this worked for me :)
I have a FeaturedPage pagetype which then links back to a product category (or any other page) on the site:

class FeaturedPage extends Page {
  
   static $has_one = array(
   'FeatureImage' => 'Image',
   'ProductCatLink' => 'Page'
   );      
   
   function getCMSFields() {
          $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
          $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Content.Features', new TreeDropdownField("ProductCatLinkID", "Select a page to link to", "SiteTree")); 
	$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.Features", new ImageField('FeatureImage',"Feature Image"));	
	   	
        return $fields;
}
}
 
class FeaturedPage_Controller extends Page_Controller {
 
}

then in the template I do:

<a class="redir" href="<% control ProductCatLink %> $URLSegment <% end_control %>">More info</a>

Hope that helps in some way

Hi there,

I don't know if there's a better way of doing it, but I put a function in my Page.php..

    function GetLinkFromID($id = 1) {
        $do = DataObject::get_one('Page', '`SiteTree_Live`.ID = '.$id, true);
        return ($do->URLSegment);
    }

This will return the link to any page (or class extending page).
In your template you'd have something along the lines of

<a href="$GetLinkFromID(12)">

where 12 is obviously the id of the page you're wanting to link to.

If you're within a <% control %> loop, you may need to use $Top.GetLinkFromID(12)

Hope that helps.

If you found a better way of doing it I'd be interested to hear. :)

@NickJacobs: But this link only to ProductCatLink page...

It will link to whatever page relates to the id you use in the function..
e.g. using $GetLinkFromID(12) will return the link to whatever has an id of 12.
Using $GetLinkFromID(13) will return the link to whatever has an id of 13, etc..

AAARRGGHHH!!!

I am trying to use this and all works fine until I try to put this in

<a href="$GetLinkFromID($StoryUrl)" >

... is there a problem dropping $StoryUrl in intsead of nmiuber. It works when i put a number in... and $StoryUrl works by outputting number when not in the stated string?????

Anyone know why??

The template parser doesn't resolve variable arguments. That's not going to work.
But why creating such awkward constructs? Apparently you got the $StoryUrl available, so why not write a method on your controller like this:

public function StoryLink(){
return GetLinkFromID($this->StoryUrl);
}

Then in the template simply use:

$StoryLink

Regarding the method provided by beeonline. I suggest you rewrite your method to something like this:

function GetLinkFromID($id = 1) {
	$do = DataObject::get_by_id('SiteTree', $id);
	if($do) return $do->Link();
	return '';
}

The DataObject::get_by_id method already allows you to get a DataObject by ID. Then use the Link method instead of the URLSegment. It will provide a correct link and will most likely also work with nested URLs. And I also introduced a check if you really get a DataObject.. just in case you pass an invalid ID to the function...