I'm trying to generate a list of buttons and insert the value programmatically.
Here's what I've tried:
		- foreach (i; ["Prev", "Replay", "Next"])
			input(type="button",value=#{i})
that does not compile.
if instead I use:
			input(#{i})
It compiles, but generates: <input #{i}>

Is there a way to double escape the variable, or is substitution just not supported there?

On Tuesday, 29 December 2020 at 20:16:40 UTC, Chris Bare wrote:
> I'm trying to generate a list of buttons and insert the value programmatically.
> Here's what I've tried:
> 		- foreach (i; ["Prev", "Replay", "Next"])
> 			input(type="button",value=#{i})
> that does not compile.
> if instead I use:
> 			input(#{i})
> It compiles, but generates: <input #{i}>
>
> Is there a way to double escape the variable, or is substitution just not supported there?

One minute after I sent this I tried:
input(type="button",value=i)

and that works.

On 12/29/20 3:22 PM, Chris Bare wrote:
> On Tuesday, 29 December 2020 at 20:16:40 UTC, Chris Bare wrote:
>> I'm trying to generate a list of buttons and insert the value programmatically.
>> Here's what I've tried:
>>         - foreach (i; ["Prev", "Replay", "Next"])
>>             input(type="button",value=#{i})
>> that does not compile.
>> if instead I use:
>>             input(#{i})
>> It compiles, but generates: <input #{i}>
>>
>> Is there a way to double escape the variable, or is substitution just not supported there?
> 
> One minute after I sent this I tried:
> input(type="button",value=i)
> 
> and that works.

Yes. Just one thing to be aware of, if i is a boolean, then the behavior is to include "value" or not include "value" in the element.

In other words:

sometag(foo=true) => <sometag foo="foo"> (or something like that)
sometag(foo=false) => <sometag >

The only other annoying thing is that you can't use interpolations for classes directly using pug syntax, you have to use class attributes inside the parentheses.

-Steve