Filters and Comments
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Filters
Filters are used to modify variables for display.
Syntax
Below is the syntax of the filter:
{{ variable | filter_name }}
A |
(called a pipe) is used to apply a filter. Basically, the syntax above will display the value of the {{variable}}
after being filtered through the filter_name
filter.
Some filters can also take arguments. A filter argument looks like this:
{{ bio|truncatewords:30 }}
. This will display the first 30 words of thebio
variable.
Django provides about sixty built-in template filters. Below are some of the more commonly used template filters:
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