NAME

Text::Xslate::Syntax::TTerse - An alternative syntax like Template-Toolkit 2

SYNOPSIS


            
              
              use Text::Xslate;
my $tx = Text::Xslate->new(
    syntax => 'TTerse',
);
print $tx->render_string(
    'Hello, [% dialect %] world!',
    { dialect => 'TTerse' }
);

DESCRIPTION

TTerse is a subset of the Template-Toolkit 2 syntax, using [% ... %] tags.

SYNTAX

Variable access

Scalar access:


            
              
              [%  var %]
[% $var %]

Field access:


            
              
              [% var.0 %]
[% var.field %]
[% var.accessor %]

Variables may be HASH references, ARRAY references, or objects.

If $var is an object instance, you can call its methods.


            
              
              [% $var.method() %]
[% $var.method(1, 2, 3) %]

Loops


            
              
              [% FOREACH item IN arrayref %]
    * [% item %]
[% END %]

Conditional statements


            
              
              [% IF expression %]
    This is true
[% ELSE %]
    Tis is false
[% END %]
[% IF expression %]
    Case 1
[% ELSIF expression %]
    Case 2
[% ELSE %]
    Case 3
[% END %]

Expressions

Almost the same as Text::Xslate::Syntax::Kolon.

Functions and filters


            
              
              [% var | f %]
[% f(var)  %]

Template inclusion


            
              
              [% INCLUDE "file.tt" %]
[% INCLUDE $var %]

Template cascading

Not supported.

Macro blocks