Text::NeatTemplate 0.08

Text::NeatTemplate is a fast, middleweight template engine.

SYNOPSIS

use Text::NeatTemplate;

my $tobj = Text::NeatTemplate->new();

$result = $tobj->fill_in(data_hash=>�ta,
show_names=>%names,
template=>$text);

This module provides a simple, middleweight but fast template engine, for when you need speed rather than complex features, yet need more features than simple variable substitution.

Markup Format

The markup format is as follows:

{$varname}

A variable; will display the value of the variable, or nothing if that value is empty.

{$varname:format}

A formatted variable; will apply the formatting directive(s) to the value before displaying it.

{?varname stuff [$varname] more stuff}

A conditional. If the value of 'varname' is not empty, this will display "stuff value-of-variable more stuff"; otherwise it displays nothing.

{?var1 stuff [$var1] thing [$var2]}

This would use both the values of var1 and var2 if var1 is not empty.

{?varname stuff [$varname] more stuff!!other stuff}

A conditional with "else". If the value of 'varname' is not empty, this will display "stuff value-of-variable more stuff"; otherwise it displays "other stuff".

This version can likewise use multiple variables in its display parts.

{?var1 stuff [$var1] thing [$var2]!![$var3]}

{&funcname(arg1,...,argN)}

Call a function with the given args; the return value of the function will be what is put in its place.

{&MyPackage::myfunc(stuff,[$var1])}

This would call the function myfunc in the package MyPackage, with the arguments "stuff", and the value of var1.

Note, of course, that if you have a more complicated function and are processing much data, this will slow things down.

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· Perl