[Grok-dev] Re: best way to dynamically create javascript using ZPT

[Godefroid Chapelle]

Noah Gift wrote:
> In doing our screencast tonight, we wanted to dynamically create 
> javascript, and ran into a problem.  What is the best method, or 
> preferred method to deal with javascript embedded into a template.  It 
> appears that you cannot replace the contents of anything inside:
> 
> <script type="text/javascript">
> 
> using tal expressions.  we were attempting to pass attributes from ZODB 
> and then create dynamic javascript with them.  I am thinking this is 
> perhaps not allowed by design?  If so, what is the better way to talk to 
> javascript for Grok, and pass things to javascript functions.
> 
> Noah

I would compute the tag and the contained javascript in a view method 
(where you can use python string interpolation for instance).

You should then be able to do

<div tal:replace="structure view/myScriptTag" />

( Rather, I would avoid use JS itself and use megrok.kss ;-)
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