Syntax

The syntax is the "set of language rules" used for programming. By language rules we mean the code that is used by the Silverfin templating language. The syntax shows the way code is structured in Silverfin.

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Name	Use	Symbol
* Plain text	Used to present text without formatting or logic
* Print syntax	Used to print out the value of a variable	{{ ... }}
* Logic syntax	Used to create logic and control flow	{% ... %}
* Style syntax	Used to format your printed text

Plain text

Typing a word or sentence in the Silverfin templating editor will just output that word or sentence as a result.

General meeting

Output

General meeting

Print syntax

If you want to print a variable, you should use the print syntax
{{ variable }}.

In a variable we store a value. For example, when calculating the profit in a file for a specific period, you store the end result of this calculation in a variable. To then display the profit you have calculated in a template, you need to print this variable.

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Let's assume that the variable profit contains the value 999,99

{{ profit }}

Output

999,99

Logic syntax

All logic within the Silverfin templating language should be embedded in logic tags {% logic %}.

Logic tags are the programming logic that tells templates what to do. To find out more about the logic that you can include in the code, please see the following page: Tags

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Let's assume that the variable profit contains the value 999,99

{% if profit >= 0 %}
  You made a profit of {{ profit }}
{% else %}
  You made a loss of {{ profit }}
{% endif %}

Output

You made a profit of 999,99

Style syntax

Next to the basic style components in Silverfin, there are also some styling properties that need a style syntax. The style defines the format of your printed text. For more information please see styling section.