TOPIC: Different text if no comments

    function getComments($onlydata=false)
    {
		$database =& JFactory::getDBO();			
 
        if ($this->_sort_downward) {
         	$sort = 'DESC'; /* new first */
        } else {
			$sort = 'ASC'; /* last first */
        }		
        $html = '';
		$com = $this->_component;
		/*
		 * ORDER must be done only on high level
		 * because children must be ordered ascending for tree construction
		 */        
        $queryselect 	= "SELECT * ";
        $querycount 	= "SELECT COUNT(*) ";
        $queryfrom 		= "\nFROM jos_comment"
        				. "\n WHERE contentid='$this->_content_id' AND component='$com' "
        				. "\n   AND published='1' ";
		$queryparent	= $this->_tree ? "\n   AND parentid<=0 " : "";        				
		$querychildren	= $this->_tree ? "\n   AND parentid>0 "  : "";        				
        $queryorder		= "\n ORDER BY id $sort";    
 
        if ($this->_display_num>0) {
 
			/*
			 * pages -> use limitstart on root id (childs are not counted - always attached to root id)
			 */
 
	    	if ($this->_comment_id) {
				/* 
				 * - get the limitstart(page) of the comment_id 
				 * - comment id can be a root id but also a child ! 
				 * in this case, we must search for its root id.
				 */
				$parentid = $id = $this->_comment_id;
	    		for ($i=1; $i<=20 && $parentid>0; $i++)
	    		{   /* LEFT JOIN is for loop optimization : 1 loop = 2 levels */
    	   			/* 20 times is for infinity loop limit = maximum 40 levels.  it should be enough....? :) */
	    			$query 	= "SELECT c.id, c.parentid, p.id AS p_id, p.parentid AS p_parentid "
    	   					. "\n FROM jos_comment AS c LEFT JOIN jos_comment AS p ON c.parentid=p.id "
    	   					. "\n    WHERE c.id=$parentid LIMIT 1";
    	   			$database->SetQuery($query);
    	   			$row = $database->loadAssocList();
    	   			if ($row=$row[0]) { 
	    	   			$id = $row['id'];
    		   			$parentid = $row['parentid'];
    		   			if ($row['parentid']>0) {
    	   					$id = $row['p_id'];
    	   					$parentid=$row['p_parentid'];
    	   				}
    	   			} else {
    	   				$id = $parentid = -1;
    	   			}
	    		}
	    		if ($id) {
					/* get the limitstart from the root id */
        			$database->SetQuery("SELECT id ".$queryfrom.$queryparent.$queryorder);
    	    		$data = $database->loadResultArray();
    	    		$i = array_search($id, $data);
    	    		if ($i) $this->_limitstart = $i;           
	    		}    		
	    	}
 
        	$database->SetQuery($querycount.$queryfrom.$queryparent.$queryorder);
        	$this->_total = $database->loadResult();
 
        	$checklimit = new JOSC_PageNav($this->_ajax, $this->_total, $this->_limitstart, $this->_display_num);
        	$this->_limitstart = $checklimit->limitstart;
			$database->SetQuery($queryselect.$queryfrom.$queryparent.$queryorder, $this->_limitstart, $this->_display_num);
	        $dataparent = $database->loadAssocList();		
 
        } else {
        	$database->SetQuery($queryselect.$queryfrom.$queryparent.$queryorder);
    	    $dataparent = $database->loadAssocList();
        }
        if ($this->_tree) {
			$database->SetQuery($queryselect.$queryfrom.$querychildren."\n ORDER BY id ASC");
			$datachildren = $database->loadAssocList();
 
			$data = ($dataparent && count($datachildren)>0) ?  array_merge($dataparent,$datachildren) : $dataparent;
        } else {
        	$data = $dataparent;
        }
//return "displ=".$this->_display_num; 
//return JOSC_utils::debug_array($data);
 
		/* 
		 * $data is composed of ALL  or   ROOT array + CHILDREN array
		 * 	this means that position of a ROOT gives the page position.
		 */
        $postCSS = 1;
 
		if (!$data && $onlydata) return $data;
 
        if ($data != null) {
 
            if ($this->_tree) $data = JOSC_utils::buildTree($data);
 
//return $data;
            if ($onlydata) return $data; /* after the foreach */
 
            if ($data != null) {
                foreach($data as $item) {
	            	$html .= $this->insertPost($item, $postCSS);
    	            $postCSS++;
        	        if ($postCSS == 3) $postCSS = 1;
                }
            }
        }
 
		$document = JFactory::getDocument();
 
        $addjs = " var JOSC_postCSS=$postCSS;";
 
		$document->addScriptDeclaration($addjs);
 
		/* Daniel add-on for Allvideo Reloaded */
			if (JPluginHelper::importPlugin('content', 'avreloaded')) { 
    			$app = &JFactory::getApplication(); 
    			$res = $app->triggerEvent('onAvReloadedGetVideo', array($html)); 
    			if (is_array($res) && (count($res) == 1)) { 
    				$html = $res[0]; 
    			} 
			}
			return $html;
    }

    function insertComments()
    {
		$html = $this->getComments();
		if(strcmp($html,'')) {
			$output = $html;
		} else {
//			TODO: show some text when there is no comment - needs changes in the javascript file.
			$output = '';
		}
 
		return "<div id='Comments'>".$output."</div>";
    }

$output = 'the text you wish to display when there are no comments';