Re: [PHP Template] Looping and nested sections

I like this approach.  It is very inheritance-esque and even allows you to reference
the value 3 levels up if you
want.  It also doesn't change the semantics of what a section is, depending on
context.  I don't have anything to add.

-dan

> Something similar was discussed on this topic earlier. I think it would
> be handy to be able to identify a variable with its section name,
> something like:
>
> {{$sectionname:foo}}
>
> would print the current value of foo for the section. If the section is
> omitted and you are within a section block, then  the current section is
> assumed. With this in mind, you could re-loop every value no matter what
> is nested.
>
> example:
>
> {{section sec1}}
>         ...
>         {{ $foo }}
>         {{ $sec1:foo }}      <!-- prints the same variable as $foo -->
>          ...
>         {{section sec2}}
>                 ...
>                 {{ $foo }}
>                 {{ $sec2:foo }} <!-- prints the same variable as $foo -->
>                 {{ $sec1:foo }} <!-- prints value of outer section foo variable -->
>                  ...
>         {/section}}
> {{/section}}
>
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