Syntax differences: Sline vs Handlebars

Functionality	Category	Handlebars	Sline
String	Single quotes	Multiple characters: `'str'`	Only for single characters: `'a'`
	Double quotes	Multiple characters: `"str"`	Multiple characters: `"str"`
	Backticks	Not supported	Multiple characters: `str`
Scope	`this`	`{{ this.title }}`	`{{ title }}`
	`./`	`{{ ./title }}`	`{{ title }}`
	`../`	`{{ ../title }}`	Unable to access variables in the parent scope
Expression	Array indexes	`{{ products.[0].title }}`	`{{ products[0].title }}`
Expression	Variable access	`{{ get key (get index products) }}`	`{{ products[index][key] }}`
Comments		`{{!-- This is a comment --}}` `{{#comment}} Comments {{/comment}}`	`{{!-- This is a comment --}}`
Extended capability	Helper	Single line: `{{ capitalize "test" }}` Block: `{{#if true}} OK {{/if}}`	Use tags or filters instead
	Tag	Not supported	Self-closed: `{{#component "a" /}}` Block: `{{#if true}} OK {{/if}}`
	Filter	Not supported	`{{ "a,b,c" \| split(",") \| join("-") }}`

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