recursive function in ejs

[brucewar]

Can I define a recursive function and call it in ejs page? The following is my code:

<% function createTree(ret){ %>
      <% if(ret.comments){ %>
        <% var i = -1, len = ret.comments.length %>
        <% while(++i < len){ %>
          <% if(ret.comments[i].comments) { %>
          <% console.log(ret.comments[i]); %>
          <div class="media" id="<%= ret.comments[i]._id %>">
            <a class="pull-left">
              <img class="media-object" src="<%= ret.comments[i].gravatar %>">
            </a>
            <div class="media-body">
              <h4 class="media-heading text-muted "><a href="<%= ret.comments[i].site %>" rel="nofollow"><%= ret.comments[i].name %></a>at<%= ret.comments[i].create_time %>say:</h4>
              <div class="comment"><%= ret.comments[i].comment %></div>
              <% createTree(ret.comments[i]); %>
            </div>
            <div class="btn btn-info btn-xs reply">reply</div>
          </div>
          <% }　else { %>
          <% console.log(ret.comments[i]); %>
          <div class="media" id="<%= ret.comments[i]._id %>">
            <a class="pull-left">
              <img class="media-object" src="<%= ret.comments[i].gravatar %>">
            </a>
            <div class="media-body">
              <h4 class="media-heading text-muted "><a href="<%= ret.comments[i].site %>" rel="nofollow"><%= ret.comments[i].name %></a>at<%= ret.comments[i].create_time %>say:</h4>
              <div class="comment"><%= ret.comments[i].comment %></div>
            </div>
            <div class="btn btn-info btn-xs reply">reply</div>
          </div>
          <% } %>
        <% } %>
      <% } %>
    <% } %>

[brucewar]

It's my code problem,I solve it.

[Globik]

How you v solved it?)

[brucewar]

my problem, syntax error

[nicefella]

so, your code seems working as expected and that means ejs supports recursive templates?

[Globik]

See here for recursive function at line 108
https://github.com/Globik/alikon/blob/master/view/files-manager.html

[salsa-project]

@brucewar TY for the block code of the recursive traversal function , i wasn't able to manage it in my project for 3 days TILL i tried your code ... TY

[SureshMGWeb]

Hi, can I see the working code?