registerFilter

registerFilter(type, callback)

Register filters to operate on a templates.

• type valid values are 'pre', 'variable' and 'post'
• callback JavaScript? callback function

'pre' filters

Applied to the template source before it gets compiled. They can be used to e.g. remove unwanted comments. Only global (prototype.registerFilter) 'pre' filters can be registered.

jSmart.prototype.registerFilter('pre', function(s){ //only global 'pre' filters allowed
    return s.replace(/<!--.*-->/g,'');
});

'variable' filters

Applied to every variable, function, etc. in the template, unless a the nofilter flag is provided. Both global and local 'variable' filters can be registered.

jSmart.prototype.registerFilter('variable', function(s){   //global, for every instance of jSmart
    return s.toUpperCase();
});

var t = new jSmart(...);
t.registerFilter('variable',function(s){  //for this instance only, applied AFTER all global filters    
    return s.replace(/BAR/,'BUH');
}); 

in template :

{$foo = 'bar'}
{$foo}
{$foo nofilter}

output:

BUH
bar

'post' filters

Applied to the compiled output of the template. Both global and local 'post' filters can be registered.

jSmart.prototype.registerFilter('post', function(s){ //global, for every instance of jSmart
    return s + '<p>Powered by jSmart</p>'
});

var t = new jSmart(...);
t.registerFilter('post', function(s){  //for this instance only, applied AFTER all global filters
    return s + 'jSmart is the best!'
});