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Contents 1 Using BISI Markup 1.1 Variable Output 1.1.1 Comments 1.1.2 If / Else 1.1.3 For loops

[edit] Using BISI Markup

BISI Markup is the template engine BuyItSellIt uses for template customization. It is very simple, powerful and easy to understand.

[edit] Variable Output

Here are some simple examples of Variable Output:

Store Title (ie: Joe's CD Shack ) Accessorize Me
Cart Count   (Items in buyers cart) $CartCount

[edit] Comments

You can add comments to your BISI Markup that will be hidden from display

#* this is an example comment *#

[edit] If / Else

If else is used in any programming language and should be easily recognized. This allows you to write simple expressions in the if.

#(if $CartCount == 0)
   Hey, There's nothing in your cart!
#else
   You have $CartCount item(s) in your cart!
#end

[edit] For loops

allows for loops over collections

<ul>
  #foreach($Category in $Categories) 
     <li><a href="$Category.CategoryLink">$Category.Name</a> ($Category.ProductCount)</li>
  #end
</ul>

During every for loop there are following helper variables available for extra styling needs:

#foreach($i in $items)
#each (this is optional since it's the default section)
       text which appears for each item
#before
       text which appears before each item
#after
       text which appears after each item
#between
       text which appears between each two items
#odd
       text which appears for every other item, including the first
#even
       text which appears for every other item, starting with the second
#nodata
       Content rendered if $items evaluated to null or empty
#beforeall
       text which appears before the loop, only if there are items
       matching condition
#afterall
       text which appears after the loop, only of there are items
       matching condition
#end

So for example you can use it to create a table contents with alternating styles:

#foreach($Product in $Products)
#beforeall
       <table>
               <tr>
               <th>Title</th>
               <th>Price</th>
               </tr>
#before
       <tr
#odd
       Style='color:gray'>
#even
       Style='color:white'>

#each
       <td><a href="$Product.ProductLink">$Product.Title</a></td>
       <td>$$Product.Price</td>

#after
       </tr>

#between
       <tr><td colspan='2'>$Product.ShortDescription</td></tr>

#afterall
       </table>

#nodata
       Sorry No Products Found
#end

Which will output something like:

<table>
       <tr>
       <th>Title</th>
       <th>Price</th>
       </tr>
       <tr style='color:white'>
               <td>Product Title 1</td>
               <td>$5.99</td>
       </tr>
       <tr><td colspan='2'>Short product description 1 here....</td></tr>
       <tr style='color:gray'>
               <td>Product Title 2</td>
               <td>$8.99</td>
       </tr>
       <tr><td colspan='2'>Short product description 1 here....</td></tr>
</table>

Complete List Of Custom Template Variables