Description
Text::Template let's you store templates in separate
files.
- the templates can be anything, typically pure text
(like email message templates) or HTML.
- the templates can include Perl code, between 2
matching { } (you can change the delimiter if you
want to.
- you can pass variables to the template, usually in
a separate package (my variables won't be
passed to the template)
- you can trap errors when filling the standard with
a custom handler.
Why use Text::Template
Warning: Text::Template is the only templating module I
use, so I cannot compare it with other similar modules.
- it works just fine, I never did anything too fancy
with it, but I never found a bug in it
- it is quite powerful: you can change the delimiters,
evaluate the template in a safe environment, add
custom code (like common subroutines) to existing
templates...
- the documentation is very good
Why NOT use Text::Template
- you prefer an other module
Personal Notes
Text::Template is a no-brainer, it is powerful enough to
handle most needs and won't cause you any trouble. Get it
now!
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Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags. Currently these include the following:
<code> <a> <b> <big>
<blockquote> <br /> <dd>
<dl> <dt> <em> <font>
<h1> <h2> <h3> <h4>
<h5> <h6> <hr /> <i>
<li> <nbsp> <ol> <p>
<small> <strike> <strong>
<sub> <sup> <table>
<td> <th> <tr> <tt>
<u> <ul>
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Snippets of code should be wrapped in
<code> tags not
<pre> tags. In fact, <pre>
tags should generally be avoided. If they must
be used, extreme care should be
taken to ensure that their contents do not
have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent
horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor
intervention).
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Want more info? How to link
or How to display code and escape characters
are good places to start.
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