What does <% and %> mean in javascript?

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Sorry for asking here. I tried googling it with no luck. I found it in chartjs's core script.

Example(actual code snippet):

// String - Template string for single tooltips
tooltipTemplate: "<%if (label){%><%=label%>: <%}%><%= value %>",

Link: https://github.com/nnnick/Chart.js/blob/master/Chart.js

Do a ctrl+f for <% and you will see many of them.

Thanks in advance!

Example: [Render a variable as HTML in EJS](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10326950/render-a-variable-as-html-in-ejs) — Jeremy, Dec 11 '15 at 05:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 11 '15 at 05:25

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On Line 46 you can see in the comments it mentions they're using this Mirco-Templating language.

answered Dec 11 '15 at 05:25

Miguel Mota

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 11 '15 at 05:29

Its a templating system. For example :

<script type="text/html" id="item_tmpl">
  <div id="<%=id%>" class="<%=(i % 2 == 1 ? " even" : "")%>">
    <div class="grid_1 alpha right">
      <img class="righted" src="<%=profile_image_url%>"/>
    </div>
    <div class="grid_6 omega contents">
      <p><b><a href="/<%=from_user%>"><%=from_user%></a>:</b> <%=text%></p>
    </div>
  </div>
</script>

What does <% and %> mean in javascript?

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