FileTemplate

yields a TemplateObject expression that represents a file template to be applied using functions like TemplateApply.

uses File[…], URL[…], or CloudObject[…] as the specification for the file location.

yields a TemplateObject with arguments, suitable for cloud deployment or other evaluation.

Details and Options

FileTemplate will infer from the extension whether to interpret the contents as a StringTemplate, XMLTemplate, or NotebookTemplate.
FileTemplate[CloudObject[…]] will infer the template type based on the contents of the cloud object.
FileTemplate[File["path"]] and FileTemplate["path"] are effectively equivalent.
The following special forms can be used in the file for FileTemplate:
`` TemplateSlot[]

`n` TemplateSlot[n]

`name` TemplateSlot["name"]

<*expr*> TemplateExpression[expr]
FileTemplate has the following options:

CombinerFunction	Automatic	function to apply to combine pieces before returning a result
InsertionFunction	Automatic	function to apply before inserting expressions
Path	$TemplatePath	search for templates on the specified path

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Loading a template file from disk:

Applying to a FileTemplate:

Saving a template to disk:

The type of template to use is by default determined by the extension:

Evaluate $TemplatePath to see where FileTemplate is searching for templates:

File is fully supported:

Templates can be hosted in the Wolfram Cloud:

URL can be used to fetch templates:

URL can be directly used by TemplateApply:

Specify a function to convert arguments before they are inserted:

You can use a string to specify an export format:

Specify a different way to combine parts of templates:

If you deploy a template with data, each time you visit it TemplateApply will render the content again:

Introduced in 2014

(10.0)

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