$entry Variable

The Entry variable can be accessed through {$entry}.

Property Description Usage Output
title Contains the title of the entry. {$entry.title} <h2>The Lord of the Rings</h2>
keywords Meta keywords which is used by search engines {$entry.keywords} LORT, Time Warner, Blockbuster, Hollyword, Oscar
short_description Short description of the entry. {$entry.short_description} The Lord of the Rings is one of the..
content Contains the content of the entry composed by the user. {$entry.content} <p>Sauron's power has become... <p>
data A complete collection of properties which contains data related to the entry.
see $entry.data
{$entry.data} see $entry.data
map

Section map defined by the get parameter "section_map" from the location bar
e.g. index.php?section_map=1,42

{$entry.map} 1,42
type Singular name of entry type. {$entry.type}  Book
type_plural Plural name of entry type. {$entry.type_plural} Books
specific A collection of data specific to this entry type.
Please use {$archive->dump($entry.specific,true)}
to view its contents.  
template The name of the template used by the entry. {$entry.template} _@book.tpl

Sample Usage: (e.g. news )

<div id="contents">
<h3>{$entry.title}</h3>
<i>{$entry.date_created|date_format}</i> -
<b>{$entry.type}</b><br/>
{$entry.content}
</div>

HTML Source Output

<div id="contents">
<h3>Documentation of RBCMS</h3>
<i>Apr 18, 2008</i> - <b>News</b><br>
Documentation of the site is under way.
</div>

Browser Output