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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<sect1 id="language.function.literal">
<title>{literal}</title>
<para>
<varname>{literal}</varname> tags allow a block of data to be taken literally. This is typically
used around Javascript or stylesheet blocks where {curly braces} would
interfere with the template
<link linkend="variable.left.delimiter">delimiter</link>
syntax. Anything within
<varname>{literal}{/literal}</varname> tags is not interpreted, but displayed as-is.
If you need template tags embedded in a <varname>{literal}</varname> block, consider using
<link linkend="language.function.ldelim"><varname>{ldelim}{rdelim}</varname></link> to escape the
individual delimiters instead.
</para>
<example>
<title>{literal} tags</title>
<programlisting>
<![CDATA[
{literal}
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function isblank(field) {
if (field.value == '')
{ return false; }
else
{
document.loginform.submit();
return true;
}
}
// -->
</script>
{/literal}
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
<example>
<title>Javascript function example</title>
<programlisting>
<![CDATA[
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
{literal}
function myJsFunction(name, ip){
alert("The server name\n" + name + "\n" + ip);
}
{/literal}
</script>
<a href="javascript:myJsFunction('{$smarty.server.SERVER_NAME}','{$smarty.server.SERVER_ADDR}')">Click here for the Server Info</a>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
<example>
<title>Some css style in a template</title>
<programlisting>
<![CDATA[
{* included this style .. as an experiment *}
<style type="text/css">
{literal}
/* this is an intersting idea for this section */
.madIdea{
border: 3px outset #ffffff;
margin: 2 3 4 5px;
background-color: #001122;
}
{/literal}
</style>
<div class="madIdea">With smarty you can embed CSS in the template</div>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
<para>
See also
<link linkend="language.function.ldelim"><varname>{ldelim} {rdelim}</varname></link>
and the
<link linkend="language.escaping">escaping Smarty parsing</link> page.
</para>
</sect1>
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