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Caution: This documentation is for Exponential, from version 3.x to 6.x.
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  • table (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts a table (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf(table, table_rows, hash( [ showLines, number, ] [ firstRowTitle, boolean, ] [ titleCellCMYK, cmyk_color, ] [ titleTextCMYK, cmyk_color, ] [ titleFontSize, font_size, ] [ ce…
  • set_margin (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Sets the page margins or line spacing (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( set_margin, hash( [ left, left_margin, ] [ right, right_margin, ] [ top, top_margin, ] [ bottom, bottom_margin,] [ x, x_offset, ] [ y, y_offset, ] […
  • strike (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts striked text (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( strike, text ) Parameters Name Type Description Required text string Text to strike through. Yes. Description This function draws a line through the specified text. T…
  • set_font (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Changes the default font (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf(set_font, hash( [ name, font_name, ] [ size, font_size, ] [ colorCMYK, cmyk_color,] [ colorRGB, rgb_color, ] [ justification, text_justification ] ) ) Parameters N…
  • new_page (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts a new page (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( new_page ) Description This function inserts a new page, following content will be placed on a new page. Please note that the system automatically takes care of adding…
  • page_number (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Starts the page number counter (DEPRECATED). Usage {pdf( page_number )} Description This function starts the page number counter.
  • link (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts an external link (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( link, hash( url, url, text, link_text ) ) Parameters Name Type Description Required url string The URL that should be called. Yes. text string The text of the lin…
  • new_line (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts a new line (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( new_line ) Description This function inserts a new line. Examples Example 1 {pdf( 'text', 'Some text.'|wash( 'pdf' ) )} {pdf( 'text', 'This sentence is written at the s…
  • line (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Draws a line (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( line, hash( x1, x_start, y1, y_start, x2, x_stop, y2, y_stop, [ page, occurence, ] [ thickness, line_thickness ] ) ) Parameters Name Type Description Required x1 float Start…
  • keyword (New)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Julia Shymova on 01/11/2008
    Summary Adds a keyword to the keyword index (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( keyword, word ) Parameters Name Type Description Required word string The keyword that should be added. Yes. Description This function adds a word to t…
  • image (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts an image to the PDF document (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( image, hash( src, image_path, [ width, image_width, ] [ height, image_height, ] [ align, justification, ] [ x, x_position, ] [ y, y_position, ] [ dpi,…
  • frontpage (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Adds content to the frontpage (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( frontpage, hash( text, page_text, [ align, text_alignment, ] [ size, text_size, ] [ top_margin, top_text_margin ] ) ) Parameters Name Type Description Requir…
  • header (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Inserts a header / title (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf(header, hash( text, header_text, level, header_level, size, font_size, [ align, text_alignment, ] [ font, font_type ] ) ) Parameters Name Type Description Required…
  • create_index (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 01/11/2008
    Summary Creates an index based on the specified keywords (DEPRECATED). Usage pdf( create_index ) Description This function creates an index page from a collection of keywords. The keywords must be specified using the "ke…
  • Upgrading to 6.0 (Updated)
    Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 11/05/2026
    This page brings an existing installation to the current Exponential 6.0 line: from any earlier 6.0.x release, or from eZ Publish 5.4 or 5.90. The newest release is 6.0.14 (7 June 2026); the 6.0.15 line is in development…
  • Upgrading (Updated)
    Changed 09:08 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 11/05/2026
    This section is the starting point for upgrading an Exponential installation. Find the version you run, follow the path for it, and finish with the checks at the end of each guide. The current line is Exponential 6.0 : t…
  • How to create a custom output formatter for the template ... (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:07 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 10/03/2011
    Exponential 4.6 allows to create a custom output formatter for the attribute() template operator. This document explains process how to create a custom output formatter. Create a custom extension folder First we need to…
  • is_set (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:07 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 05/06/2005
    Summary Returns TRUE if the value of the provided variable is set. Usage is_set( target ) Parameters Name Type Description Required target any The target variable. Yes. Returns TRUE or FALSE. Description This operator ch…
  • is_string (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:07 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 05/06/2005
    Summary Returns TRUE if the provided variable is a string. Usage input|is_string( target ) Parameters Name Type Description Required target any The target variable. Only if the input parameter is omitted. Returns TRUE or…
  • is_unset (Updated)
    Technical manual 6.x · Changed 09:07 am · Last updated by Graham Brookins on 02/26/2010
    Summary Returns TRUE if the provided variable is not set (has no value). Usage is_unset( target ) Parameters Name Type Description Required test any The target variable. Yes. Returns TRUE or FALSE. Description This opera…