block macro

Chapter 9 Generation Reference Guide (GTL)

The .block macro is used to add a header and/or a footer to its content when it is not empty.

.block ['('<head> ')']
<block-input>
.endblock['(' <tail> ')']

Parameter	Type	Description
<head> (optional)	Simple template	Generated before output, if there is one
<tail> (optional)	Text	Appended to the output, if there is one
<block-input>	Complex template	Parameter used to input text

The output is the concatenation of <head>, the evaluation of the <block-input> and the <tail>.

Example:

.block (<b>)
The current text is in bold
.endblock (</b>)