print

print and print_raw sends output to the page

[...] = optional ... = your value

print [...]

print is probably the most important command in Xtscript
In Xtscript print Certain characters and constructs are reserved

print cannot be used directly with functions
you need to assign the function to a variable and then print the variable
Although if you call a funtion direct the result is printed anyway
The reserved constructs $name and ( expression ) can be printed by escaping them with a \
It is usually enough to escape only the opening (
print $variable_name will print the value of the named variable
print \$variable_name will print $variable_name
print (3+4) will print the evaluated result of the contents of the brackets ie. 7
print \(3+4) will print (3+4)
multi line print is achieved by wrapping the text in doubled curly brackets ie.
print {{ Print
on
multiple
lines }}
The newlines are not converted to linebreaks
{ and } may need to be converted to their html entities depending on circumstances
{ = { {
} = } }
A semicolon ;cannot be the last character of a print line
The ; can be assigned to a variable using the chr function and then that is used in its place
print_raw will output the string unparsed Except for "get" variables and {{ }} wrappers

Example code

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<!--parser:xtscript-->
var $variable=test value
print Usually you only need to escape the first bracket<br />
print This \$variable and \(3+4) are escaped with &#92;<br />
print This "$variable" and "(3+4)" have not been escaped<br />
print The "get" variables break as \ is not a valid character here and the \$variable is escaped<br />
print {_$\$variable|default} and {_\$func|default}<hr />

#A direct function call prints the result
print Direct function call<br />
call strrev $val=$variable
print <hr />

# Use ; ;(semicolon space semicolon) for semicolons at the end of a print line 
print This will still work on some browsers but the ; will be missing in the source code &amp;
print <br />add a semicolon to an end of line entity &amp; ;

# Multi line print
print {{<br />printing
on multiple
lines<br />}}

# Print_raw 
print_raw {{print_raw prints 
everything like $variable and (3+4) unparsed<br />
it will still parse &lcub;{&nbsp;}&rcub; wrappers and "get" variables
"{_$$variable|default}" and "{_$func|default}"<br />
To show the text use an entity to replace {<br />
"&lcub;_$$variable|default}" and "&lcub;_$func|default}"}} 
<!--/parser:xtscript-->

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Example output

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Usually you only need to escape the first bracket
This $variable and (3+4) are escaped with \
This "test value" and "7" have not been escaped
The "get" variables break as \ is not a valid character here and the $variable is escaped
{_$$variable|default} and {_$func|default}

Direct function call
eulav tset

This will still work on some browsers but the ; will be missing in the source code &
add a semicolon to an end of line entity &
printing on multiple lines
print_raw prints everything like $variable and (3+4) unparsed
it will still parse {{ }} wrappers and "get" variables "test value" and "print"
To show the text use an entity to replace {
"{_$$variable|default}" and "{_$func|default}"

Related pages
basic syntax return