understanding template expressions

Ozric · 10-28-2011, 02:20 AM

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere, but I haven't had any luck finding it for myself.

Anyway, I'm experimenting with some template expressions that I found in another thread. What purpose does the | symbol serve in the following?

{author_sort}{series:| - | }{series_index:0>2s}
{series}{series_index:0>2s|| - }{title}

DoctorOhh · 10-28-2011, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ozric

What purpose does the | symbol serve in the following?

{author_sort}{series:| - | }{series_index:0>2s}
{series}{series_index:0>2s|| - }{title}

{series:| - | -}

My understanding is that red - would be placed before the series name and the orange - would show after the series name (along with the spaces). If there is no series the the dashes and the series name would not be inserted.

The same applies to {series_index:0>2s|| - } items after the first | are placed previous to the field name the items placed after the second | are placed following the field name.

If the field doesn't exist any items in the brackets are not used.

chaley · 10-28-2011, 05:17 AM

See this section in the calibre manual for details on what the vertical bars do.

DoctorOhh · 10-28-2011, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by chaley

See this section in the calibre manual for details on what the vertical bars do.

Thanks for the link. I was closer than I thought.

Ozric · 10-28-2011, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

See this section in the calibre manual for details on what the vertical bars do.

Thanks for the link--there's all sorts of informative stuff on that page. I had no idea you could do so much with Calibre.

10-28-2011, 02:20 AM	#1
Ozric Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 10671 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: way too many =)	understanding template expressions I'm sure this has been answered somewhere, but I haven't had any luck finding it for myself. Anyway, I'm experimenting with some template expressions that I found in another thread. What purpose does the \| symbol serve in the following? {author_sort}{series:\| - \| }{series_index:0>2s} {series}{series_index:0>2s\|\| - }{title}

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10-28-2011, 05:17 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,528 Karma: 8065948 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	See this section in the calibre manual for details on what the vertical bars do.