Using memberaction_dropdown in a custom template?

[Cryo]

Thanks very much for the reply. I added in the manner I thought it should be, but the only thing I get is a bracket. If you wouldn't mind, could you point me in the right direction to make this work?

PHP Code:

// Assemble Dropdown
$memberaction_dropdown = construct_memberaction_dropdown($post, $template_hook);

// Load Avatar Template
$dotemplate = vB_Template::create('avatarpanel');
    
    $dotemplate->register('poster', $this->post);
    $dotemplate->register('dd', $memberaction_dropdown);
    $values['avatarpanel'] = $dotemplate->render();
        
    vB_Template::preRegister('postbit_legacy', $values); 


My template is calling...

{vb:raw dd.memberaction_dropdown}