white space handling rules

["Leyzerzon, Simeon G" <Si...@gs.com>]

Hello Velocitizens,


Are there the definitive rules on how the white space in code affects
placement of
the white space in the output.

Here is my sutiatuion:

This template:
=========================================================================
#set($imperial = ["Munetaka", "Koreyasu", "Hisakira", "Morikune"])
#set($counter = 0)
#foreach($shogun in $imperial)
#set($counter = $counter +1)
	#set($numberOfColumns = $imperial.size())#if($counter <
$numberOfColumns)$shogun~#else$shogun#end#end
##counter is: $counter

imperial size is: $imperial.size()
============================================================================

produces the output:
========================================================================
Munetaka~Koreyasu~Hisakira~Morikune
imperial size is: 4

=======================================================================

whereas this code in template: (the only difference is in placement of
#if directive
========================================================================

#set($imperial = ["Munetaka", "Koreyasu", "Hisakira", "Morikune"])
#set($counter = 0)
#foreach($shogun in $imperial)
#set($counter = $counter +1)
	#set($numberOfColumns = $imperial.size())
	#if($counter < $numberOfColumns)$shogun~#else$shogun#end#end
##counter is: $counter

imperial size is: $imperial.size()

=========================================================================

produces the following output:
=========================================================================
	Munetaka~	Koreyasu~	Hisakira~	Morikune
imperial size is: 4

=========================================================================

The behaviour in the first output is exactly what I need.
I just want to understand how the placement of the commands in the template
affects the output (in terms of the whitespace).

Thank you in advance,
Simeon

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Re: white space handling rules

[Dave Newton <da...@solaraccess.com>]

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 15:25, Leyzerzon, Simeon G wrote:
> whereas this code in template: (the only difference is in placement of
> #if directive [...]
> 	#set($numberOfColumns = $imperial.size())

Try:

	#set($numberOfColumns = $imperial.size())##

and see if that clears things up for you. I had a similar issue and that
fixed everything. I like readable templates too :)

Dave



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