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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