Template
A template is a way of defining how content and layout come together to form a page.
2 Types of Templates have been defined:
- Global
- Page
Global Templates:
The Global Template defines the layout of the entire page using n Global Containers for a Global Components and 1 Page Container for a the Page Component.
Page Templates:
The Page Template defines the layout of Content inside a page component. This means a Page Template allows content to be positioned in the main body of the page but says nothing about the outer framework (see Global Templates).
An example of a Global Template (yellow) and a Page Template (blue):
Technology:
Templates can be as simple as static HTML with placeholders:
<html>
<head>
<title>##TITLE##</title>
</head>
<body>
##CONTENT##
</body>
</html>
OR
for more flexible templating we need a template engine like XSLT or TAL.
