ExpressionEngine templates: pass a plugin/module's output as parameter to another plugin/module -

here's want accomplish:

{exp:plugin1:method arg="{exp:plugin2:method}"} 

i’ve tried number of different approaches.

approach 1:

{exp:plugin1:method arg="{exp:plugin2:method}"} 

result: plugin1->method’s arg parameter value string, {exp:plugin2:method}, , it’s never parsed.

approach 2:

my understanding of parsing order suggests might have different results, apparently not.

{preload_replace:replaced="{exp:plugin2:method}"} {exp:plugin1:method arg="{replaced}"} 

result: arg parameter has same value approach 1.

approach 3:

first define snippet (snip), content is:

{exp:plugin2:method} 

then in template:

{exp:plugin1:method arg="{snip}"} 

result: same approaches 1 , 2.

approach 4:

noting plugins processed in order appear, have tested placing instance of {exp:plugin2:method} before {exp:plugin1:method} call. thinking wrap first call in regex replacement plugin in order suppress output, trigger plugin2’s parsing first.

{exp:plugin2:method} {exp:plugin1:method arg="{exp:plugin2:method}"} 

result: plugin1->method’s arg parameter value temporary hash placeholder plugin2->method’s output (md5 believe) template class reserves until later.

interesting approach. however, can achieved more this:

{exp:plugin1:method arg="{exp:plugin2:method}" parse="inward"}