How to use underscore.js as a template engine?

Asked 2011-01-24T05:13:53.777

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I'm trying to learn about new usages of javascript as a serverside language and as a functional language. Few days ago I heard about node.js and express framework. Then I saw about underscore.js as a set of utility functions. I saw this question on stackoverflow . It says we can use underscore.js as a template engine. anybody know good tutorials about how to use underscore.js for templating, especially for biginners who have less experience with advanced javascript. Thanks

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Everything you need to know about underscore template is here. Only 3 things to keep in mind:

<% %> - to execute some code
<%= %> - to print some value in template
<%- %> - to print some values HTML escaped

That's all about it.

Simple example:

var tpl = _.template("<h1>Some text: <%= foo %></h1>");

then tpl({foo: "blahblah"}) would be rendered to the string <h1>Some text: blahblah</h1>

answered 2011-08-30T10:21:55.113

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