yes - but the question was whether this type of functionality was suitable to be added as a native capability.
Mathew > All those and more can be done using HTML::Template::Expr. > > > > I'd generally agree (mostly) -> the formatting of data is up to the GUI designer, > > eg if I want the number 1000000 to contain comma's, I shouldn't need to get the > > Perl programmer to generate the a stringified value caontaining them. > > > > Although, there would need to be alimit on this functionality, as you might end up > > making a scripting language just to implement this extra functionality, in a way > > which is extensible. In which case, you might as well just write a Perl module to > > do the formatting for you. > > > > regards, > > Mathew > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bob Diss > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:47 PM > > Subject: [htmltmpl] FORMAT= enhancement to <TMPL_VAR> construct > > > > > > Greetings! In using HTML::Template I found somewhat limited by the lack of > > formatting ability in the template language itself. While I recognize the need > > for a separation between coding and layout, I often found myself making duplicate > > copies of a value in different formats so that the layout people would have the > > version they need. For example: sometimes they would want the value in all > > uppercase (for a section heading), and then again they want it in all lowercase, > > or sometimes they want just the first few words (to layout an article teaser). > > > > To do this I implemented an idea I had seen done by a PHP translation of > > HTML::Template found at http://vlib.activefish.com/docs/vlibTemplate.html. The > > "FORMAT=some-value" attribute to the <TMPL_VAR> construct allows the designer to > > alter the format of the variable. I implemented several built-in formatters, > > including: > > > > FORMAT=lc -- lowercase the value > > FORMAT=uc -- uppercase the value > > FORMAT=ucfirst -- ucfirst each word in the value > > FORMAT=lcucfirst -- first lowercase the value, then ucfirst each word > > FORMAT=reverse -- reverse the value > > FORMAT=length -- output the length of the value > > FORMAT=#c -- output the first # characters of the value > > FORMAT=#w -- output the first # words of the value > > FORMAT=#l -- output the first # lines of the value > > FORMAT=xxxxx -- call the custom formatter 'xxxxx' which was declared in the > > 'formatters' hash when the template object was new'ed > > > > Note that FORMAT does not replace ESCAPE. Instead, they happen in sequence. > > First, the value is formatted, then it is escaped. > > > > Comments? Thoughts? Suggestions? > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Html-template-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/html-template-users
