Fixed #208 -- Modernized the syntax of the cycle tag to allow for spaces and variables in cycle values. Thanks to SmileyChris and Chris McAvoy for their work on this.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@6153 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/docs/templates.txt b/docs/templates.txt
index 9f2bec1c8b..ff67579b87 100644
--- a/docs/templates.txt
+++ b/docs/templates.txt
@@ -366,25 +366,36 @@ Ignore everything between ``{% comment %}`` and ``{% endcomment %}``
 cycle
 ~~~~~
 
-Cycle among the given strings each time this tag is encountered.
+**Changed in Django development version**
+Cycle among the given strings or variables each time this tag is encountered.
 
-Within a loop, cycles among the given strings each time through the loop::
+Within a loop, cycles among the given strings/variables each time through the
+loop::
 
     {% for o in some_list %}
-        <tr class="{% cycle row1,row2 %}">
+        <tr class="{% cycle 'row1' 'row2' rowvar %}">
             ...
         </tr>
     {% endfor %}
-
+ 
 Outside of a loop, give the values a unique name the first time you call it,
 then use that name each successive time through::
 
-        <tr class="{% cycle row1,row2,row3 as rowcolors %}">...</tr>
+        <tr class="{% cycle 'row1' 'row2' rowvar as rowcolors %}">...</tr>
         <tr class="{% cycle rowcolors %}">...</tr>
         <tr class="{% cycle rowcolors %}">...</tr>
 
-You can use any number of values, separated by commas. Make sure not to put
-spaces between the values -- only commas.
+You can use any number of values, separated by spaces. Values enclosed in 
+single (') or double quotes (") are treated as string literals, while values 
+without quotes are assumed to refer to context variables. 
+
+You can also separate values with commas::
+
+    {% cycle row1,row2,row3 %}
+    
+In this syntax, each value will be interpreted as literal text. The 
+comma-based syntax exists for backwards-compatibility, and should not be 
+used for new projects.
 
 debug
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