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Ticket #13608: 13608.2.diff

File 13608.2.diff, 1.6 KB (added by Tim Graham, 14 years ago)

diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
index c52194e..11ae8da 100644

                dot in a variable name, it tries the following lookups, in this order:
 * Attribute lookup. Example: ``foo.bar``
 * List-index lookup. Example: ``foo[bar]``
+Note that "bar" in a template expression like ``{{ foo.bar }}`` will be
+intrepreted as a literal string and not using the value of the variable "bar",
+if one exists in the template context.
 The template system uses the first lookup type that works. It's short-circuit
 logic. Here are a few examples::

diff --git a/docs/topics/templates.txt b/docs/topics/templates.txt
index 2fa6643..1befc15 100644

                Use a dot (``.``) to access attributes of a variable.
     attempts to loop over a ``collections.defaultdict``::
         {% for k, v in defaultdict.iteritems %}
             Do something with k and v here...
+            Do something with k and v here...
         {% endfor %}
     Because dictionary lookup happens first, that behavior kicks in and provides
-…
+               If you use a variable that doesn't exist, the template system will insert
 the value of the :setting:`TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID` setting, which is set
 to ``''`` (the empty string) by default.
+Note that "bar" in a template expression like ``{{ foo.bar }}`` will be
+intrepreted as a literal string and not using the value of the variable "bar",
+if one exists in the template context.
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