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Fixed #10545 -- Mentioned that template context variables are scoped to the block in which they're assigned. Thanks to yaniv.haber for the report and timo for the patch.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@14350 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
Gabriel Hurley 14 years ago
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      docs/howto/custom-template-tags.txt

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@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ difference between this case and the previous ``inclusion_tag`` example.
 Setting a variable in the context
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The above example simply output a value. Generally, it's more flexible if your
+The above examples simply output a value. Generally, it's more flexible if your
 template tags set template variables instead of outputting values. That way,
 template authors can reuse the values that your template tags create.
 
@@ -816,6 +816,13 @@ Here's how you'd use this new version of the tag:
 
     {% current_time "%Y-%M-%d %I:%M %p" %}<p>The time is {{ current_time }}.</p>
 
+.. admonition:: Variable scope in context
+
+    Any variable set in the context will only be available in the same ``block``
+    of the template in which it was assigned. This behaviour is intentional;
+    it provides a scope for variables so that they don't conflict with
+    context in other blocks.
+
 But, there's a problem with ``CurrentTimeNode2``: The variable name
 ``current_time`` is hard-coded. This means you'll need to make sure your
 template doesn't use ``{{ current_time }}`` anywhere else, because the