# Mustache table coding question

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-table-coding-question/84142>\
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**Created:** [30 December 2023 22:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-table-coding-question/84142 "2023-12-30T22:33:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![meeki007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/meeki007/32/12499_2.png) [@meeki007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/meeki007)\
**Post date:** [30 December 2023 22:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-table-coding-question/84142/2 "2023-12-30T22:42:06Z")

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might be the same issue i had a while back.

> [@Help with template node - playing with {{ inception](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-template-node-playing-with-inception/78675):
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> Good day all. I've spent my whole node-red life using the function node. I finally decided to start cleaning up my flows code readability by using the template node for my html insted of foo += 'bar' in the function node. The issue: in the function node this works, msg.test = msg.language\_dictionary\_object[msg.client\_language].User\_Login; but in the template node this does not work placeholder="{{language\_dictionary\_object[client\_language].Username}}" This also does not work placeholder="…

I've found you cant do logic in mustache templates. Only static stuff works.

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