Understanding Helpers in Curlybars Templates
What are helpers in Curlybars and how do they work?
Helpers in Curlybars are functions that provide additional functionality to your templates, such as formatting data or performing operations.
For example, theexcerpthelper can truncate a string to a specified number of characters. You can invoke a helper using the syntax{{<helper> [<param> ...] [<key=value> ...]}}. Helpers can also be used with conditionals to perform more complex logic, such as checking for equality with theishelper.
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