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Inline rendering with document.currentScript

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Inline rendering with document.currentScript Lean Rada describes a neat trick that takes advantage of the document.currentScript property. You can use that to drop in a tiny inline <script> element that replaces itself when the page loads: The year is <script> document.currentScript.replaceWith( new Date().getFullYear())</script> If you define a shortcut function like this: $=(...n)=>document.currentScript.replaceWith(...n) You get a tiny template language: The year is <script>$(new Date().getFullYear())</script> Tags: javascript

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Inline rendering with document.currentScript. Lean Rada describes a neat trick that takes advantage of the document.currentScript property. You can use that to drop in a tiny inline

If you define a shortcut function like this:

$=(...n)=>document.currentScript.replaceWith(...n)

You get a tiny template language:

The year is

Inline rendering with document.currentScript

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