patTemplating

Form2Content Templates can use patTemplating syntax to create dynamic effects in the template. Conditional statements will be used most to show or hide layout depending on the value of a field. Using conditional statements will enable you to easily integrate plugins and css styling without having layout problems when someone hasn't filled out all the fields within a F2C Article.

Simple Conditional statement

If field has content show everything between the tags.

Field caption is not a variable yet:

{FIELDNAME}

Conditional statement for a Select Box

If condition is true, show Yes, if false (default), show No.

Yes
No

patTemplate Truncate function with conditional statement

There is a truncate function in patTemplate which allows you to cut the text of a variable (in our case a F2C Field) at a set length.

NOTE: There is one problem with this approach. If you use html tags in your content (i.e. use of an editor) these will also besplit so it is best to use a Text Area field without editor for your input.