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Can you change the default syntax in twig?
Twig allows some syntax customization for the block delimiters. It’s not recommended to use this feature as templates will be tied with your custom syntax. But for specific projects, it can make sense to change the defaults. To change the block delimiters, you need to create your own lexer object:
Are there any IDEs that support twig templates?
Many IDEs support syntax highlighting and auto-completion for Twig: Netbeans via the Twig syntax plugin (until 7.1, native as of 7.2) PhpStorm (native as of 2.1) Also, TwigFiddle is an online service that allows you to execute Twig templates from a browser; it supports all versions of Twig.
Is there a way to format correctly twig?
If there already is a Twig formatter you could add it via an extension. There is a slightly dated post on adding formatters: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2016/11/15/formatters-best-practices The HTML formatter removes the line breaks when it encounters a twig tag like {% or { {. None of the formatting extensions support twig.
What are the features of the extends tag in twig?
The documentation page for the extends tag describes more advanced features like block nesting, scope, dynamic inheritance, and conditional inheritance. Twig also supports multiple inheritance via “horizontal reuse” with the help of the use tag.
When does twig encounter a variable like article.title?
When Twig encounters a variable like article.title, it tries to find a title public property in the article object. It also works if the property does not exist but is rather defined dynamically thanks to the magic __get () method; you need to also implement the __isset () magic method like shown in the following snippet of code:
How can twig be used as a template language?
Fast: Twig compiles templates down to plain optimized PHP code. The overhead compared to regular PHP code was reduced to the very minimum. Secure: Twig has a sandbox mode to evaluate untrusted template code. This allows Twig to be used as a template language for applications where users may modify the template design.
What does it mean to work with Ajax in twig?
Working with Ajax means that the same content is sometimes displayed as is, and sometimes decorated with a layout. As Twig layout template names can be any valid expression, you can pass a variable that evaluates to true when the request is made via Ajax and choose the layout accordingly: