[Zope] &dtml-???

[Eric Walstad]

Hi Chris,
That's the "Entity Syntax" of the DTML var tag.  Check out:
Hmm.  I was going to give you a link to the docs at Zope.org. but I can't
seem to get to it right now...
Here's what it says:
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Var Tag Entity Syntax
Zope provides a shortcut DTML syntax just for the simple var tag. Because
the var tag is a singleton, it can
be represented with an HTML entity like syntax:
&dtml-cockatiel;
This is equivalent to:
<dtml-var name="cockatiel" html_quote>
The main reason to use the entity syntax is to avoid putting DTML tags
inside HTML tags. For example,
instead of writing:
<input type="text" value="<dtml-var name="defaultValue">">
You can use the entity syntax to make things more readable for you and your
text editor:
<input type="text" value="&dtml-defaultValue;">
The var tag entity syntax is very limited. You can't use Python expressions
and some tag attributes with it.
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When you have some time, you should check out The Zope Book.

Eric.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Chris
> Bruce
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: zope@zope.org
> Subject: [Zope] &dtml-???
>
>
> I noticed some  calls to &dtml-xxxx.  I haven't really seen it before
> and still learning zope.  Can anyone answer the following:
>
> What is the "&dtml-" syntax?  What is it used for?  Is there any
> reference to it?
>
>
> Thanks alot.
>
>
> Chris
>
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