### Author:  [@filt3rek](https://community.haxe.org/u/filt3rek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/1 "2021-04-09T17:24:25Z")
Hej !
I try to do something like that :
```haxe
class Test {
static function main() {
var s = "Hello ::recipient.name:: from company $$instance(::recipient.companies::,1,\"name\") ### ::foreach recipient.companies::::name::::end::";
var ctx : Dynamic = {
recipient: {
name : "Mrs. Annie Cordy",
companies : [{ name : "Company 1" }, { name : "Company 2" }]
}
}
var tpl = new haxe.Template( s );
var out = tpl.execute( ctx, Test );
trace( out );
}
@:keep
static function instance( resolve:String->Dynamic, a : Array, n : Int, field : String ){
return Reflect.field( a[n], field );
}
}
```
Here’s the try example : [Try Haxe !](https://try.haxe.org/#E5f4Aa0c)
Does anyone know how can I achieve that please ? I want to have a macro function to get an array index object instead of iterating with `forech`
Thanks all !
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### Author:  [@filt3rek](https://community.haxe.org/u/filt3rek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/2 "2021-04-09T17:51:36Z")
I think I can get it with hscript to parse the array but maybe there is another way ?
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### Author:  [@filt3rek](https://community.haxe.org/u/filt3rek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/3 "2021-04-09T18:21:02Z")
I succeed with that : [Try Haxe !](https://try.haxe.org/#cAFa3E18) , but if anyone has a better solution I take it 🙂
```haxe
class Test {
static function main() {
var s = "Hello ::recipient.name:: from company $$instance(recipient.companies,1,name)";
var ctx = {
recipient: {
name: "Mrs. Annie Cordy",
companies: [{name: "Company 1"}, {name: "Company 2"}]
}
}
var tpl = new haxe.Template(s);
var out = tpl.execute(ctx, Test);
trace(out);
}
@:keep
static function instance(resolve:String->Dynamic, v:String, n:Int, field:String) {
var a = v.split( "." );
var o = resolve( a.shift() );
do {
o = Reflect.field( o, a.shift() );
}while( a.length > 0 );
var it : Array = o;
return Reflect.field( it[n], field );
}
}
```
Maybe @RealyUniqueName ?
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### Author:  [@filt3rek](https://community.haxe.org/u/filt3rek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/4 "2021-04-09T18:39:17Z")
All fields are evaluated as strings, maybe it should be good to have a way to get an object as is forachieve some maipulations ?
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### Author:  [@ibilon](https://community.haxe.org/u/ibilon)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/5 "2021-04-09T18:48:54Z")
If your templates are available at compile time then [tink\_template](https://github.com/haxetink/tink_template) is a good alternative to `haxe.Template`.
With it you should be able to do `(: recipient.companies[1].name :)`, or could always call a function from the template anyway.
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### Author:  [@filt3rek](https://community.haxe.org/u/filt3rek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/6 "2021-04-09T18:54:33Z")
Thanks Valentin for your reply.
I yet use tink\_template for my web templates that I found awesome. But here I need it on run-time. I found haxe.Template quite good but it misses some little things like that, that’s pitty.
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### Author:  [@filt3rek](https://community.haxe.org/u/filt3rek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-template-question/2972/7 "2021-04-09T20:24:41Z")
Take a look at this awesome new run-time Template system based on hscript !!! 🤣 :
The synthax used is `::+` and `+::`, called “super stars” 🙃
```haxe
var ctx = {
recipient: {
name : "Mrs. Annie Cordy",
male : false,
companies: [{name: "Company 1"}, {name: "Company 2"}]
}
}
var s = "Hello ::+ctx.recipient.name+:: from ::+ctx.recipient.companies[0].name+::
::+( if( !ctx.recipient.male ):: Bonjour Madame ! ::else:: Bonjour Monsieur ! ::)+::
You work in these companies : ::+ctx.recipient.companies.map( function( c ) return c.name ).join( ', ' )+::";
var ps = s.split( "::" ).join( '"' );
var pss = 'var str = "$ps";return str;';
try{
var parser = new hscript.Parser();
var ast = parser.parseString( pss );
var interp = new hscript.Interp();
interp.variables.set( "ctx", ctx );
var ret = interp.execute( ast );
trace( ret );
}catch( e ){
trace( "HScript interpreter : " + e.message );
}
```
Gives :
```haxe
Hello Mrs. Annie Cordy from Company 1
Bonjour Madame !
You work in these companies : Company 1, Company 2
```
In order to unify a bit the synthax we could do this mapping :parrot::
```haxe
::if+ => ::+(if
+if:: => ::
::+else+:: => ::else::
::+endif+:: => ::)::
```
So the source would look like :
```haxe
Hello ::+ctx.recipient.name+:: from ::+ctx.recipient.companies[0].name+::
::+if( !ctx.recipient.male )+if:: Bonjour Madame ! ::+else+:: Bonjour Monsieur ! ::+endif+::
You work in these companies : ::+ctx.recipient.companies.map( function( c ) return c.name ).join( ', ' )+::
```