Template text formats and functions
Apply datasource types and functions to filter your parameter data, replace regular expressions, and apply simple rules to exclude or replace content.
Inspector options
Select a content block in your template, then use the General tab in the Inspector pane of the right sidebar to choose a datasource type and one or more functions to enhance your content block's results. Function options change based on the datasource type selected.
Datasource type
| Type |
Description |
|---|---|
| Plain text |
default option covering most text displays |
| Text with HTML |
used with a content source to adjust any HTML in the source data so that it displays as normal text instead of UTF code in the template block |
| Numeric |
allows defined formatting for numeric content |
| Date |
allows defined formatting for date content |
Plain text and Text with HTML function options
| Function |
Description |
|---|---|
| Prefix |
add a prefix to content |
| Suffix |
add a suffix to content |
| Truncate |
Cut off the word after a set number of characters with an ellipsis (...) |
| Truncate nearest |
Cut off the sentence to the nearest word, after a set number of characters with an ellipsis (...) |
| Replace |
Replace set words within the parameter data |
| Replace if empty |
Replace if there is no data for a parameter |
| Replace if shorter |
Replace if the parameter is shorter than x number of characters |
| Replace if longer |
Replace if the parameter is longer than x number of characters |
| Regular expression |
Replace repeated text by defining a sequence of characters to replace (e.g., a brand name that appears in all product titles can be replaced with a regular expression) |
| Remove emojis |
Clears emojis from content |
| Remove links |
Clears links from content and leaves text |
| Get char at pos |
Select a character position in the parameter data to display that character, e.g., first letter in first and last name to display initials |
| Reverse string |
Reverses the characters that appear in the content block |
| Current time |
Display in the correct time zone and format |
Numeric and Date function options
| Function |
Description |
|---|---|
| Input |
define the input format that the content contains |
| Output |
define display of numeric or date content in specific formats - multiple options for both numeric and date to customize for design and audience |