Even more templates

Posted by Myles on Sat Oct 3 11:59:34 1998

I have updated the templates so that you can say:

[[ TEST $var ]]
What is printed when var is true
[[ FAIL TEST $var ]]
The else bit
[[ END TEST $var ]]

in a template and the relevant bit of text will be included
depending on $var (as set by the environments).

Also, I have extended the [[REPEAT func]] section so that
if you give a tag a name attribute of the form

name=somefieldname[otherfield;]

then on each interation of the loop the name of the tag will
be set to somefieldnameXXXX, where XXXX is the value of
$otherfield. If the tag is an input field then its value
is set to the value of $somefieldname each time.

The idea is that $otherfield is unique on each on step
of the loop so that you can uniquely name REPEATED rows
of input boxes and set their initial values.

Example:

[[ REPEAT chalet ]]
$chaletname :
id;]>

[[ END REPEAT chalet ]]

will expand to:

Che Midgely :


Skis R us :

when &chalet returns 2 chalets, the first with id=36 and
notes="Too small", the second with id=56 and notes="Great!".

So we've got variables, loops and branches in this template
language. Stick a fork in it...:-)

Comments?

Myles

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• Re: Even more templates TimJ Mon Oct 5 13:25:13 1998 (1)
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    • Re: Re: Re: Even more templates TimP Sat Oct 31 16:32:26 1998 (1)
      • Re: Re: Re: Re: Even more templates william Sat Oct 31 16:45:56 1998 (0)
    
    

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    > >I have updated the templates so that you can say: > [[ TEST $var ]] > What is printed when var is true > [[ FAIL TEST $var ]] > The else bit > [[ END TEST $var ]] >in a template and the relevant bit of text will be included >depending on $var (as set by the environments). >Also, I have extended the [[REPEAT func]] section so that >if you give a tag a name attribute of the form > name=somefieldname[<a href='/paneris/cgi-bin/create_page.pl?otherfield'>otherfield</a>;] >then on each interation of the loop the name of the tag will >be set to somefieldnameXXXX, where XXXX is the value of >$otherfield. If the tag is an input field then its value >is set to the value of $somefieldname each time. >The idea is that $otherfield is unique on each on step >of the loop so that you can uniquely name REPEATED rows >of input boxes and set their initial values. >Example: >[[ REPEAT chalet ]] >$chaletname : ><input name=notes[<a href='/paneris/cgi-bin/create_page.pl?id'>id</a>;]> > >[[ END REPEAT chalet ]] >will expand to: >Che Midgely : ><input type=text name=notes36 value="Too small"> > >Skis R us : ><input type=text name=notes56 value="Great!"> >when &chalet returns 2 chalets, the first with id=36 and >notes="Too small", the second with id=56 and notes="Great!". >So we've got variables, loops and branches in this template >language. Stick a fork in it...:-) >Comments? >Myles

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