method CascadeFile.ExecuteTemplate (Template as String)
Executes a template and returns the result.

TypeDescription
Template as String A Template string being executed
ReturnDescription
VariantA Variant expression that indicates the result after executing the Template.
Use the ExecuteTemplate property to returns the result of executing a template file. Use the Template property to execute a template without returning any result. Use the ExecuteTemplate property to execute code by passing instructions as a string ( template string ).

For instance,  the following sample retrieves the beginning date ( as string ) for the default bar in the first visible item:

Debug.Print CascadeFile1.ExecuteTemplate("Items.ItemBar(FirstVisibleItem(),``,1)")

Most of our UI components provide a Template page that's accessible in design mode. No matter what programming language you are using, you can have a quick view of the component's features using the WYSWYG Template editor. 

The control's Template page helps user to initialize the control's look and feel in design mode, using the x-script language that's easy and powerful. The Template page displays the control  on the left side of the page. On the right side of the Template page, a simple editor is displayed where user writes the initialization code. The control's look and feel is automatically updated as soon as the user types new instructions. The Template script is saved to the container persistence ( when Apply button is pressed ), and it is executed when the control is initialized at runtime. Any component that provides a WYSWYG Template page, provides a Template property. The Template property executes code from a string ( template string ). 

The Template script is composed by lines of instructions. Instructions are separated by "\n\r" ( newline ) characters.

An instruction can be one of the following:

The Template supports the following general functions: