Go template name

Question

In the html/template (and text/template) packages, template.New has the following signature:

func New(name string) *Template
         


        

Answer 1

It is used to render associated templates.

For instance:

tmpl := template.Must(template.New("body").Parse(`
    {{ define "body" }}
       Body
    {{ end }}
    `))

tmpl = template.Must(tmpl.New("base").Parse(`
     Start of base template

     {{ template "body" }}

     End of base template
    `))

tmpl = template.Must(tmpl.New("baz").Parse(`
     Start of baz template

     {{ template "body" }}

     End of baz template
    `))

tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "base", nil)
tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "baz", nil)

Play Example

Output:

     Start of base template


       Body


     End of base template

     Start of baz template


       Body


     End of baz template

tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "base", nil) will render the template using the "base" template

tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "baz", nil) will render the template using the "baz" template