Re: [PHP Template] Template Discussion

Hi, Peter

On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Peter Kocks wrote:
> Exactly.  That's the beauty of php, it is both very simple
> and very powerful at the same time.  With php you don't have
> to have a heavy dependency on the programmer because you,
> the designer, can control the layout of the page using
> existing PHP "if" and "while" statements.  You don't have to
> know about object oriented programming or how to connect to
> a database or how to compile code just to adjust the format
> of the page.
> 
> That's one, if not THE, benefit of php.  So, why would you
> want invent a whole new syntax and, in effect, a whole new
> language to achieve the same result?

I'm sorry, but for() and while() are much more complicated that what
we're proposing. Monte had a good example:

Current proposed spec
---------------------
{section}
   {@Name}<br>
   {@Address}<br>
   {@Phone}<p>
{/section}

The way you suggest doing it
----------------------------
<? for($loop=0; $loop<=count($Name); $loop++): ?>
  <? print $Name[$loop]; ?><br>
  <? print $Address[$loop]; ?><br>
  <? print $Phone[$loop]; ?><p>
<? endfor; ?>

In my opinion, the first version is much easier to read, modify, and
work with in general. And this is a very common situation.

-Andrei
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